Mom's Ranger Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1.75 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 1.75 cups rolled oats
• 1.75 cups corn flake cereal
• 0.5 cups flaked coconut

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. 2

   Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl until creamy.

3. 3

   Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl, whisk together both amounts of flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix flour mixture into the liquid ingredients.

5. 5

   Gently mix rolled oats, corn flakes, and coconut into the dough until thoroughly combined.

6. 6

   Drop the dough by tablespoons onto baking sheets.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

8. 8

   Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.