Abby's Raisin Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine, softened
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 2/3 cups brown sugar, packed
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups nuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla.
• 2 combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. stir in chocolate chips, nuts, raisins and coconut.
• 3 drop by rounded heaping teaspoonsful 2 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake at 350 for 12-14 min.
• 5 remove and cool on wire racks.