Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies
Makes about 363 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 large 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)
Preheat oven to 350 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; beat to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla extract. 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, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake for 17 to 19 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
NOTE: For 6 dozen smaller cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough for each. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 18 minutes.
Note: As seen on "Good Morning America."
Reviews of Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies:
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Mallory Gibson in Fort Erie, ON Feb 18, 2008
Would make this again.
These are the best cookies I have ever made. I add Skor (caramel) chipits as well as white and butterscotch chips. Everyone asks me for the recipe when I make them!!!
A cookie baker in Southern California Feb 12, 2008
Would make this again.
This is a great recipe. My cousin loves them and he's a picky eater. Just don't over bake them.
M. Kilgour in Vancouver, BC Feb 11, 2008
Would make this again.
I love this recipe!!! Chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, fabulous! I'm going to make them again tonight (they'd be great year-round, no need to keep them just for Christmas!).
Love to Bake! in Lanham, MD Feb 7, 2008
Would make this again.
These cookies are wonderful! I have made them several times. My family likes them chewy; I prefer them a little more crisp. Either way, they are fantastic. I have made them several times and will continue to.
A cookie baker in Newton, KS Jan 21, 2008
Would make this again.
I loved these cookies! My family loved these cookies, too. My husband took some to work and didn't bring any home. I made them for Christmas and ended up making two batches, which is a lot of cookies!!!! These cookies are awesome!!
