3 in 1 Vanilla Cookie Dough

This dough is used to make Chocolate Chip Walnut, Coconut, and Chocolate Butter cookies. I don't know where this recipe came from, my mom got it from some magazine about 18 years ago. To try out all 3 variations at once, triple the ingredients, then divide the dough into thirds.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, soft
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup  semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 2⁄3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups sweetened coconut, divided

Directions

1. Base Cookie dough:
2. Combine butter, light brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, vanilla and egg.
3. gradually stir in flour.
4. For Chocolate Chip Walnut: preheat oven to 375*F.
5. Stir in semi sweet mini chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
6. Drop by tsp amounts onto cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes.
8. For Chocolate Butter: preheat oven to 375*F.
9. Stir in melted chocolate chips.
10. Drop by tsp amounts onto cookie sheets.
11. Bake 10-12 minutes.
12. For Coconut: preheat oven to 350*F.
13. Add 1 C coconut to dough.
14. Roll tsp amounts into balls.
15. Roll balls into remaining coconut.
16. Place onto cookie sheets.
17. Bake 12-15 minutes.