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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups flour
1 T. baking powder
1 T baking soda
1 T cinnamon
3 sticks butter (room temperature)
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 T vanilla
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
2 cups chopped pecans (8 oz.)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º F.

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.

In 8-qt. bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy - about 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars - continue beating to combine, about 3 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut flakes and pecans.

For each cookie, drop ¼ cup of dough onto ungreased sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.

Bake 17-20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.

Remove to rack to cool.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
36 large cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
As long as it takes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I think the amounts of sugar could be decreased.

 

 

 

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