Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1 t. baking powder
1 c. sugar
1 t. baking soda
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
½ t. salt
2 bars (6 oz.) Nestle Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, melted and cooled
1 c. quick oats, uncooked
1 t. baking soda
2 eggs
1 c. shredded coconut (optional)
2 c. all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and eggs with mixer until creamy. Beat in melted chocolate. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into chocolate mixture. Stir in oats and coconut. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 11-12 minutes until edges are set. Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool. Makes about 3 dozen.