Oatmeal Date Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
3 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 c. regular oatmeal
1 (16 oz.) pkg. pitted dates, chopped
1 c. nuts, chopped
1/2 c. fine coconut

Preparation

Cream butter. Add sugars and cream well. Add eggs one at a time. Sift flour. Add soda, baking powder and cinnamon to flour. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal, dates, nuts and coconut. Let stand 15 minutes. Bake at 325\u00b0 for approximately 12 minutes on a greased or aluminum foil covered cookie sheet. Cookies mellow as they are stored.