So for Valentines day, I made Shane giant, heart-shaped, chocolate-oatmeal-walnut-coconut cookies, and he likes them, which is nice.

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks, 16 tbs) of butter
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of packed brown sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 tbsp of milk
2 tsp of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of salt
12 oz (one bag) of chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups of walnuts
1 1/2 cups of coconut
2 1/2 cups of oatmeal

Directions:
Let the butter sit out until it is room temperature and very soft; don't melt it in the microwave because then it gets liquidy and no good. When the butter is soft, put it into a large mixing bowl and add the white and brown sugar. Mix them together with a mixer, or, if you don't have a mixer, a spoon or your hands (make sure to wash!) will do just fine. Mix until all of the sugar and butter is of a creamy consistency.

In another bowl, beat two eggs and add them to the butter and sugar along with the vanilla and milk. Mix together.

If you do not have a sifter, I suggest adding the salt, baking powder, and baking soda to the wet components (your butter-sugar) and mixing those in first. Then, add the flour and stir until smooth and doughy.

Next, mix in your sweets and treats - chocolate chips, oatmeal, walnuts and coconut shreds. After you're done, put the mixing bowl in the freezer for a few minutes to chill it and let the dough set.



Now, if you want to do hearts, I suggest getting a small cookie cutter (two or three inches) and pressing some of the dough into the cookie cutter shape. It helps if you get a plate and put a little bit of oil in it to pass the cookie cutter through so that they come away from your dough cleanly. Make sure the cookies have plenty of room between because depending on how thick you packed your cutter, they will expand.




On the other hand, if hearts aren't your thing, just roll the dough into small balls and place them on the cookie sheet. Make sure your cookie sheet is greased, or covered in parchment paper!

Bake at 350 degrees for ten to fifteen minutes.