Uncle Bill'S Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup margarine
1 cup canola oil or 1 cup a good vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup Grape-nuts cereal
1/2 cup Rice Krispies
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
1/2 cup long thread coconut, sweetened
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, cream margarine, oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Add eggs, vanilla extract and beat well.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
Stir in grape-nuts cereal, rice krispie cereal, rolled oats, both coconut and chopped pecan nuts; mix well to incorporate.
Drop by tablespoons on an ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake in preheated 350 F oven on lower rack for 5 minutes.
Move to middle rack and finish baking, about 5 to 8 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.