Great Big Oatmeal Cookies That Are Both Great And Big Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread the coconut and oats out on a large baking sheet - two sheets work better.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and toasted, stirring often.
• While the coconut and oats cool, mix the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a separate, large, bowl at medium speed for one minute.
• Add the eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until mixed; beat in the milk.
• Stir in the flour, then stir in the coconut and oats.
• I thought the dough looked pretty sticky, so at this point I put it in the refrigerator for an hour. It's not something that's called for in the original recipe, but I recommend it since it worked very well for me.
• Drop dough in 1/4 cup amounts, 3 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. I used an ice cream scoop for this (filled so the scoop was rounded, but not heaping), and it worked perfectly.
• Bake for 12 minutes, or until they are set and lightly browned.
• Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for one minute before transfering to a rack to finish cooling.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, raisins, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Next, stir in the egg and raisin mixture, then stir in the rolled oats and pecans. Dough will be stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.