Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup quick oats
1 ¼ cup shredded coconut

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

3. Cream butter and sugars in a large bowl.

4. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix well until texture is smooth.

5. Stir in flour, and then add in oats and coconut. Mix well.

6. Drop 1 ½ -inch mounds of dough onto greased baking sheet.

7. Bake for 11-12 minutes until the edges are slightly brown.

8. Remove and allow cookies to cool before transferring to a wire rack.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

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