Mrs. Fields Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. butter
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbls. vanilla
2 1/2 c. rolled oats
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 c. walnuts
1/2 c. shredded coconuts
6 oz. mini M&Ms

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a food processor, blend oatmeal until fine.  Add to flour mixture. Stir butter mixture into dry mixture.  Blend well. Add goodies and stir till blended.  Roll into golf ball size and bake for 8-10 minutes.  You do not want to over bake these cookies.

Note:  I got this from Grandmary

Orange Slice Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 c. oatmeal
1 c. coconut
2 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 lb orange slices, chopped

Directions:
Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla until well mixed.  Sift in flour, salt, pwd, soda. Stir in oatmeal, coconut and orange slices.

***I like it best with no orange slices and lots of nuts and milk chocolate chips. Recipe is from Amanda Haverkamp.