Favorite Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
2 c. oatmeal
2 c. flaked coconut
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. margarine or shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream the sugar with the margarine.
Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until light and fluffy.
Mix together flour, soda, baking powder and salt. When well mixed, add slowly to sugar mixture. Stir in vanilla. Add oatmeal and coconut alternately while beating mixture. Stir in nuts and drop by tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 9 to 12 minutes until cookies are golden brown.
For crisp cookies, bake longer; for chewy cookies, bake less.
Makes
5 dozen cookies.