1 cup butter OR margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup uncooked regular oats
1 cup cornflakes, crushed
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans OR walnuts
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. add egg; beat well. add oil; beat until smooth. stir in oats, cereal, coconut, and pecans. combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture, mixing until well blended. stir in vanilla.

shape dough into 1″ balls, and place 2″ apart on ungreased cookie sheets. flatten cookies in a crisscross pattern with a fork. bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks to cool.

makes 6 1/2 dozen