Family Favorite Vanilla, Coconut Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tablespoons real vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (not soda)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream together the butter, shortening, water, milk, sugars, vanilla and eggs until smooth.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 add dry ingredients in two separate batches to the creamed mixture; blending well after each.
• 5 stir in the coconut, pecans and optional chocolate chips if so desired.
• 6 drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart and bake roughly 13-14 minutes or until cookies no longer look wet.
• 7 cool slightly before moving onto a cooling rack.