Cowboys cookies are a recipe that I get asked to make over and over again! Plus, it's the perfect after-school treat for these first few weeks of school. Or make a batch and mail them to your college student! I bet they'd love them too!
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½cups packed light-brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups unsweetened flake coconut
- 2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)
INSTRUCTION
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Heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
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In a very large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars, and combine thoroughly.
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Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
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Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
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For each cookie, drop ¼ cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
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Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool.
Recipe from The New York Times
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