Recipe - Coconut Cocoa Oatmeal Drop Cookies

We don't usually post a lot of dessert recipes here, but hey, dessert is okay once in a while too! Depriving yourself of everything you crave leads to binge eating, which as we all know is not healthy. Packed with cocoa, coconut, and oatmeal, these hearty cookies will satisfy your sweet tooth - and they're drop cookies, so they're easy to whip up from scratch in a jiffy - no artificial flavorings or preservatives here! The secret is in moderation - try these next time you get a craving - just remember to stick to a few, and put the others in the cookie jar for later!

Enjoy!

Coconut Cocoa Oatmeal Drop CookiesImage via Wikipedia
(Makes about 4 dozen.)

Ingredients:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed solid
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups rolled oats

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Put the butter and both sugars in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer until well blended, light and fluffy.
3. With beater running on slow, add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
4. In separate bowl, blend together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt, then slowly add to butter mixture with beaters running until blended.
5. Add the coconut and oats and stir with a large spoon until mixture is well blended.
6. Drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet by tablespoons and bake 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, let cool for a minute, then slide off onto a wire rack to cool completely.