Family Favorite Vanilla, Coconut Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Chef Buggsy Mate's Note:

This is another recipe that I came up with for the morning fellowship coffee break between Sunday School and the morning service at our church. Everyone seemed to really enjoy these cookies I hope you do too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 36.0 cookies

• ½ cup butter , softened
• 1⁄3; cup shortening
• ½ tablespoon water
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup brown sugar (not packed)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ tablespoons real vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (not soda)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• ¾ cup chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

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.

Reviews

[Chef #754074]

I made this recipe today. Followed directions specifically.and they looked too pale, and were not at all good. This is the first time I have made a cookie recipe and actually thrown the whole batch out. What a disappointment.