Coconut Cookie Recipe

The wholesome goodness of oatmeal and the chewy sweetness of coconut combine in this recipe to create the most delicious soft oatmeal cookie imaginable. Delicious, nutritious, and with the most delightful texture, these soft oooey gooey chewy oatmeal coconut cookies are guaranteed to have your family sneaking back for a second helping.

Oatmeal is wonderful because it is soluble fiber which actually lowers cholesterol, a great source of fiber, and absolutely delicious. As an added bonus this oatmeal cookie recipe is actually quite easy to prepare too.

one cup white sugar
one cup brown sugar
two eggs
one teaspoon vanilla
one cup margarine
two cups oats
one cup coconut
2 cups flour
one teaspoon baking powder
one half teaspoon baking soda
one half teaspoon salt

TIPS:
Always use zero trans fat / non-hydrogenated margarine. It's the heart smart thing to do.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before beginning.

Cookies will need to cook for about 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

If you are making smaller cookies then twelve or fifteen should fit on the tray, but if you are using rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, then place only eight per cookie tray.

To insure a softer cookie never ever over cook. The longer a cookie is in the oven then the more moisture will be drawn out of them.

For this recipe ten minutes in the oven is quite sufficient to produce nice soft cookies.

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