The Best Oatmeal Cookie

Now that the crisp cool weather has finally gotten here, pumpkin bars, oatmeal cookies, ginger snaps and other hearty fall treats are in the forefront of our minds. Not to mention stews, soups and home made muffins and breads. Here is an oatmeal cookie that has a magic ingredient that makes it chewy and you cant tell its in there!
I will be adding stews and soups and some main meal items soon.
If you are not careful the dough will be gone before the cookies get baked!
This prize winner is the ultimate in chewy, buttery, bet you cant eat just one cookie, ever!

1 c butter softened

2 c flour

2 c old fashioned oats

1 tsp salt

2 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 c sugar

1 c brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 c nuts, (pecans work the best)

1 c coconut (that is the magic ingredient)

Cream together sugars butter and eggs and vanilla well, mix dry ingredients in a bowl and gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Bake at 325-350 for 12-14 minutes (do not over bake) Cool on a wire rack. As a gift idea get large Chinese carryout boxes, line with parchment paper stack a dozen cookies and give to a friend. The box is darling and they will want the recipe.