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Laura Bush's Texas Governor's Mansion Cowboy Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter - room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Mix softened butter and sugars in large mixing bowl

Add eggs one at a time

Add vanilla

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add to creamed mixture - batter will be thick so add gradually

Stir in chocolate chips, rolled oats, coconut and pecan

Bake at 350º for 17-20 minutes

This recipe is supposed to make 24 ENORMOUS cookies but you can make smaller if desired
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This isn't one of Irma's recipes but I took the liberty to add - I made them and they are delicious so I know Irma would have approved!!

 

 

 

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