Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or 1/4 c. Crisco and 1/4 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 sq. unsweetened baking chocolate
1/4 c. milk
1 c. flour
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. coconut
1/2 to 1 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
Melt and cool chocolate and set aside. Cream butter and sugar, then add egg, melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well.
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, mixing after each addition.
Then mix in the coconut and nuts. Spoon dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes.
Remove to wire racks and cool.