Oatmeal Coconut Cherry Chocolate Pecan Cookie

From the Cherry Republic in MI. My sister, Meg, made a few adjustments to the recipe and we think it is one of the best cookies ever!

• 2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 1 ½ cups Flour
• ½ tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
• 1 cup Light Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 cups Coconut Flakes (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup Montmorency Dried Cherries
• 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Pecans, toasted and chopped

• Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. 
• Combine your oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat your softened butter and sugars until fluffy. Once fluffy, beat in your eggs and vanilla extract. 
• Take your dry ingredients and mix them into your wet. Then stir in your coconut flakes, dried cherries, and dark chocolate chips and pecans. I like to refrigerate my cookie doughs for a few hours, when time permits.
• Drop dough by the spoonful onto your cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes. Let cool five minutes before transferring to cooling rack.