Germantown Cookies

Now these babies are good.


1  cup  sugar
1  cup  brown sugar
1  cup  butter
2  eggs
1  tsp  vanilla
2-1/2  cups  flour
1  tsp  baking powder
1  tsp  baking soda
1/4  tsp  salt
1  cup  coconut
1  cup  quick oatmeal
1  cup  chopped pecans
Grated rind from one large orange
Turbinado sugar, optional

Cream butter and sugars; add eggs and then vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and mix in the orange rind. Stir in coconut, oatmeal, and nuts.

Drop by heaping spoonful onto ungreased baking sheet. Press down slightly. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake @350° for 12 minutes.