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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookie Recipe Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups light-brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degree F.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in bowl.
In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars to combine, 2 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, and pecans.
For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets (use parchment paper or silpat sheets), spacing 3 inches apart.
Bake in 350 degree F oven 17 to 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through.
Remove cookies to rack to cool. Enjoy!
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
36 large cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Alternatively, if you want "normal" size cookies:

Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake in 375º oven for 8 to 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through.
Remove from oven and let cookies sit on sheets for 1 to 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

 

 

 

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