Germantown Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon orange rind
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to moderate speed (350 degrees).

2. 2

   Cream sugar and butter or margarine.

3. 3

   Add eggs, then vanilla.

4. 4

   Sift dry ingredien ts (flour, soda, powder, salt and orange peel) together.

5. 5

   Add to first mixture.

6. 6

   Add oatmeal, coconut and nuts.

7. 7

   Roll out to 2" thickness and cutout with a 2" biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet or drop by Tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.

8. 8

   Bake for 12 minutes.

9. 9

   Let cool on pan for 2-3 minutes .

10. 10

    Move to cooling surface (paper towels or cooling racks) and let completely cool.

11. 11

    Make appoximately 40 cookies.