Hokey Pokies

I call these Hokey Pokies because you will feel like breaking out in song and dance when you eat them! Oatmeal cookies with added coconut and pecans. I was going to give them a chocolate drizzle when they were all done, but I tasted them and decided against it. Feel free to add some if you want though. I think it would be gooooooood.

The recipe:

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

3 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream shortening and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, salt and baking soda, stir. Mix in oats, coconut and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes, or until they are starting to turn brown around the edges. Cool on wire rack and keep in an airtight container.