Recipe: Coconut Macadamia Cookies

COCONUT MACADAMIA COOKIES

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
2 cups grated coconut, divided

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet.

Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating well at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.

Combine flour, baking powder, bsking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats, nuts and 1 1/3 cups of the coconut.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with remaining coconut (used equally on all of the cookies).

Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. cool slightly on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 4 dozen