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- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup AP flour
- 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup (5 1/4 oz) packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (3 1/2 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 t vanilla
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup coconut chips (shaved)
- 1 cup chopped dried tart cherries
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