Kristan's Cowboy Cookies

No I did not make up this recipe on my own. It has been passed down from many good women.         
I remember as a young girl always going over to Debi Romney's home and she always had these cookies made. These are the cookies that I make most often and I know my kids love them and will always think of home 
when they eat them !!!

I always double this recipe 
(it is the max my kitchen aid can hold) 

cream together :
2 sticks of butter  or margarine 
(I often use 1/2 butter 1/2 shortening)
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of brown sugar

Add:
2 eggs & 2 tsp vanilla

Add:
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking soda
2 cups of quick oats
1-2 cups of cocnut
1 bag of chocolate chips

optional: 
1-2 cups of chopped nuts