Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Unhealthy but very tasty oatmeal cookies, recipe from my mother. One adaptation is to replace the coconut with chocolate.

1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
    
2. Mix following ingredients well in a sealable container. (Can be premixed and stored for use in advance.)
    
• ¾c flour
   
• ¼t salt
   
• ½t baking powder
   
• ½t cassia cinnamon (heaping)
   
• ¼t allspice (heaping)
   
• ¼t ginger (heaping)
   
• 1c oats
   
3. In a bowl, combine the following agents of tooth decay and artery clogging.
    
• ½c white sugar
   
• ½c brown sugar
   
• ½c melted butter
   
• 1t vanilla
   
• 1c coconut (sweetened)
   
4. Add the contents of the sealable container into the bowl with 1 egg, and stir until the mixture has become a sticky mass of wholesome cookie dough goodness. Snacking advised.
    
5. Spoon dough onto greased cookie sheet.
    
6. Cook until just done (9-11 minutes?).
    
7. Store resulting cookies in airtight container to prevent them from drying out.

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