Coconut, Nut & Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt 3/4 cup Brown Sugar 1/4 cup White Sugar 1/2 cup Butter or Margarine 2 large Eggs 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut 1/2 cup Sliced Almonds (or any other favorite chopped nuts) 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (or butterscotch chips, or mini smarties, etc.)

Prep:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Directions:

• In medium bowl, wisk together flour, salt and baking soda.

• In large bowl, combine sugars, and softened/melted butter or margarine.  Beat well till creamy.
  NOTE: Do not use melted butter that is very hot, as it will start to cook ingredients before going into the oven,
   as this changes the texture of the dough.

• And eggs and vanilla extract, and beat until smooth.

• Add half the flour mixture and mix well, then repeat with the remaining.

• Fold in coconut, nuts and chocolate/butterscotch chips or mini smarties.

• Drop on ungreased cookie sheets using spoons.

• Bake at 300 degrees F for 22 minutes or until bottom of cookies turn golden brown.  

• Remove from cookie sheets when still warm to cool on racks.