Laura Bush TEXAS COWBOY COOKIES Recipe

The BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER

TEAX COWBOY COOKIES

LAURA BUSH'S TEXAS COWBOY COOKIES

RECIPE

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 (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)

PREPARARATION

1. 1.  Heat oven to 350 degree F.
2. 2.  Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
3. 3.  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.
4. 4.  Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
5. 5.  For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
6. 6.  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.

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