Coconut Oatmeal Drop Cookies

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

3 1/2 dozen cookies

Source: Magnolia Bakery

Categories: Cookies, Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°.

  2. In a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients; set aside.

  3. In another larger bowl, cream the butter with the sugars for 2 minutes or until smooth.

  4. Add in the egg and vanilla; beat well.

  5. Add in the dry ingredients; mix thoroughly.

  6. Stir in the oats and coconut.

  7. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets (leave room for expansion).

  8. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly golden.

  9. Cool the cookies in the pan for 5 minutes; then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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