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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 c. flour
1 T. baking powder
1 T. baking soda
1 T. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
3 sticks butter (rm. temp.)
1 1/2 c. white sugar
1 1/2 c. lt. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 T. vanilla
3 c. semisweet choc. chips
3 c. old-fashioned oats
2 c. swetened flake coconut
2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts (8 oz.)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.

In 8 qt. bowl, beat butter on medium speed till smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars and continue beating to combine, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and nuts.

For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Bake 17 - 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove to rack to cool. Makes 3 dozen large cookies.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
A favorite cookie in our family and was EVEN chosen as a favor at Chelsea's wedding.

 

 

 

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