LAURA BUSH’S COWBOY COOKIES
These famous Cowboy Cookies are large, hearty, and packed with flavor, featuring oats, coconut, pecans, and plenty of chocolate chips in a spiced dough.
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Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients:
| INGREDIENT | QUANTITY |
| All-purpose flour | 3 cups |
| Baking powder | 1 tablespoon |
| Baking soda | 1 tablespoon |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 tablespoon |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon |
| Butter, room temperature | 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) |
| Granulated sugar | 1 1/2 cups |
| Light-brown sugar, packed | 1 1/2 cups |
| Eggs | 3 |
| Vanilla extract | 1 tablespoon |
| Semisweet chocolate chips | 3 cups |
| Old-fashioned rolled oats | 3 cups |
| Sweetened flake coconut | 2 cups |
| Chopped pecans | 2 cups |
How To Make Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies:
- Step 1: Preheat and Combine Dry Ingredients: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Step 2: Cream Butter and Sugars: In a separate very large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the granulated sugar and light-brown sugar, mixing until thoroughly combined.
- Step 3: Add Eggs and Vanilla: Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Step 4: Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, beating on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Step 5: Stir in Mix-ins: Stir in the semisweet chocolate chips, old-fashioned rolled oats, sweetened flake coconut, and chopped pecans until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Step 6: Bake: Drop portions of dough, approximately 1/4 cup each, onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through the baking time. The edges should be lightly browned.
- Step 7: Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them immediately to a wire rack to cool completely.
