Pride of Iowa Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup shortening
2 whole eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coconut
3 cups oatmeal, instant
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:

1. Add eggs.Blend sugars & shortening add eggs.

2. Sift dry ingredients together & add to first mixture.

3. Stir in vanilla, coconut, oats and nuts.

4.  Mix well and drop by teasponfuls on greased cookie sheet.

5. Bake in 375 oven until light brown about eight minutes.