Recipe(tried): maple oatmeal cookies-delicious!

Try these, they are absolutly delicious!!! Hope that you like them as much as I did! It is from the site, www.cookierecipe.com.Chewy Maple Cookies Submitted by: Debbie Rowe
This is a soft chewy cookie with a delicious maple flavor.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut



Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2 In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, syrup, and vanilla until well mixed.
3 Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Stir in coconut. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
4 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes.
Makes 3 dozen