October 11, 2011

Cowboy Cookies



   I love cookies! They are so easy and they also taste so good, there is an endless possibility of cookie options. This recipe is a good one, it is a normal chocolate chip cookie recipe with added coconut and pecans. There is nothing more that I enjoy than a cookie with some kind of nut in it and coconut!

   You know when you have made a good cookie, is when you want to eat all the cookie dough before you bake them. These are those kind of cookies, I could just eat the whole bowl of cookie dough and not even bake them :) I did end up baking some thought! I hope you enjoy this recipe as I have.





Makes about 5 dozen cookies, or 2 dozen big ones ;)

2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. golden brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. rolled oats
1 c. chocolate chips or chunks
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. unsweetened coconut


Preheat oven to 350*. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder into a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugars together with a hand mixer until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and slowly add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. Beat in oats, chocolate, pecans and coconut until combined.

Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop or small spoon, drop dough onto baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.

Bake until edges of cookies begin to brown, about 11-13 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to wire rack, and let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks. Let cool. Cookies can be stored up to 3 days in airtight container.


Enjoy!



From Mather Stewarts Living Magazine : October 2008

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