Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

These cookies take me back to my childhood.  I've been making them since I was a kid and is one of the first recipes that I added to my arsenal.  To this day they still taste great.

Oatmeal cookies are typical enough, but these have a bit of a twist.  Instead of the usual raisins and walnuts these cookies are chock full of sweetened coconut which makes them really moist and chewy.  

I love coconut but if you don't you can easily replace it with  raisins, walnuts, dried sour cherries...whatever you want.  The possibilities are endless. 

Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 cups oats (old-fashioned or quick-cooking)

1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  

Add eggs one at a time and beat until well combined, scraping down bowl as needed.

Mix in flour, baking soda and salt.   Add oats and coconut.

Drop by big tablespoonful on a lined cookie sheet.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.