How to make oatmeal cookies with coconut

This recipe is similar to one I grew up with. It's full of oatmeal-coconut goodness. Some of my family prefers these cookies when they are frozen, which is a great way to serve cookies to young children...few crumbs! Frozen cookies also mean you're more likely to have a few on hand for lunch packing at a moment's notice!

Here's the recipe:
½ cup butter, softened but still firm
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup coconut

Thoroughly cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Whisk dry ingredients together and mix into creamed mixture. Add oats and coconut; mix well. *Chill dough for an hour. Shape into balls, flatten each ball slightly with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
*If you are in a big hurry, and really must skip the chilling step…add some more flour, probably about ½ cup. And don’t press them with a glass. The cookies will tend to flatten out more…but if you’re in a hurry, ya’ do what ya’ gotta do, right?

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