Oatmeal Cookies

The day is dull and hurricaney.  Thought I would address the long-standing cookie deficiency of our home with a bit of baking.  The hurricane influence is just the outer arm of 'Irene' that swamped and uprooted bits of New York City.  We'll likely get a bit of rain at some point, and it's pretty gusty, but it will surely pass soon.

The cookies were easy and successful. The obligatory initial sampling went well with an afternoon cup of tea.  The recipe, for those interested:

Cream together 1/2 cup each of white sugar, brown sugar and butter.
Then add:
an unbeaten egg,
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of quick (rolled) oats
3/4 cup of flour
1/2 cup of coconut (shredded or flaked)
1/2 tsp of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg

Mix it all up, spoon out globs and bake in a 350 oven, for about 10min or until browned.

The original recipe called for a 'can of flaked coconut' but that's apparently an obsolete delivery method. Can't say I remember ever seeing coconut come in cans. You could probably double the coconut without much of an issue - I found half a cup to work out nicely.  You can taste it, but still taste the oatmeal flavour.