Grandma's Soft Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1.5 cups butter 
• 1 cup coconut or flaked
• 1  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Mix sugar, butter, coconut, vanilla, and egg together. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls.
2. Place on ungreased baking sheet 3 inches apart. Flatten cookies to 2 inches in diameter with a glass dipped in sugar.
3. Bake at 350 until cookies are set (about 7 to 9 minutes). Cookies will be pale in color. Cool slightly.
4. Remove from baking sheet and store tightly covered.