Pride Of Iowa Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup oleo
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats

Recipe

• 1 cream oleo and sugars until fluffy.
• 2 beat in eggs.
• 3 sift flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 4 stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
• 5 add vanilla extract.
• 6 mix in coconut, nuts and rolled oats until uniformly blended.
• 7 roll into 1 1/4 inch balls and space 2-inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
• 8 using your fingers, flatten balls into patties about 1/4" thick, evening up ragged edges.
• 9 bake in 375°f oven 8-10 minutes or until pale golden brown.
• 10 remove to wire rack to cool.