Oatmeal and More Cookies

This makes a nice breakfast cookie. This was published in Midwest Living October 2007.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon  finely shredded  orange peel (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream or 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups rolled oats
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate piece
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded coconut

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and, if you like, orange peel and beat until combined. Beat in sour cream or yogurt until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Stir in rolled oats, chocolate pieces, and coconut.
2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.