1 cup margarine

1 cup shortening

2 cups brown sugar -- packed

2 cups granulated sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups Post Toasties cereal

1 package chocolate chips -- (6 ounce)

1 cup coconut

1 cup pecans -- chopped

Cream together margarine, shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add egg s and vanilla. Sift and add flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix in remain ing ingredients. Use ice cream scoop or 1/4-cup measure to drop - 6 cookies to a sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Serves 20.

Dorothy Balthrop Possum Kingdom Lake