Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

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Chewy, monster-sized oatmeal cookies stuffed with nuts and chocolate chips, enhanced with a hint of cinnamon.

Makes about 36

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups 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

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 (72) 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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  Gramma in Kingwood, TX  Dec 23, 2011
Would make this again.
These cookies are wonderful. I have made them at Christmas for several years and will make them again this year. I put chocolate chips in 1/2 the dough and raisins in the other half. This makes everybody happy.
Thank you Mrs. Bush for the great recipe. five stars

  A cookie baker in Maryland  Dec 20, 2011
Would make this again.
These cookies are awesome. In the summer they make fantastic ice cream sandwiches with vanilla ice cream in between 2 cookies! Make the cookies smaller and only cook 8 mins. five stars

  Angela&Family in Michigan  Dec 18, 2011
Would make this again.
Really amazing cookie! Read reviews about how people said they were dry, so I tweaked it a bit. Left coconut fluffy in measuring cup, and used half cup less oats. Put about 1/4 c more choc chips in it and heaping cinn. Crispy and chewy! Not dry at all. Recommend these cookies! five stars

  az pirate in az  Dec 18, 2011
Would make this again.
Sam of man-ass, typical lib, can't even do cookies five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 18, 2011
Would make this again.
The spirit of Bush derangement lives on I guess, even at Christmas. Why don't you give it up. These cookies are wonderful. five stars

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