Swenson's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Swenson’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies

Makes ~3 dozen cookies

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup shortening

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

16 oz pkg cho chips

1 tsp salt

1 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

2 cups flour

2 cups quick oats

¾ cup cocoanut

Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and beat well.  Sift together soda, salt, baking powder, and flour and add.  Add vanilla and mix well.  Add oats, cocoanut and chocolate chips and mix well (use hands).  Mold into 1” balls.  Cook at 350 until cookies begin to barely brown (13 min).  Remove and let cool before removing from cookie sheet.