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colorado cowboy cookies

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Recipe by
Stephanie Morris
@Rattailusa-67
Valley Springs, CA

This is a family favorite. I found this recipe originally entitled "Laura Bush's Colorado Cowboy Cookies" in a newspaper publication about 15 years ago. Over the years It has changed a bit here and there but this is the original recipe so you can add or subtract nuts, different types of candy chips, raisins, craisins etc. Makes about 4 dozen large cookies that make fabulous Ice Cream Cookie sandwiches. These mail well for "care packages" to students and military. For a softer chewier cookie omit one cup of white sugar and add 1 cup of brown sugar.

prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For colorado cowboy cookies

  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 c
    (3 cubes) real butter - room temp
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 c
    light brown sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla
  • 3 c
    chocolate chips
  • 3 c
    old fashioned oats
  • 2 c
    unsweetened flaked coconut (i omit this item)
  • 2 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make colorado cowboy cookies

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350F
  • 2
    Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
  • Cream till light and fluffy
    3
    Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars and combine thoroughly. ( I use my kitchen aid mixer).
  • 4
    Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
  • I mix all the dry ingredients with the chocolate chips and nuts together in a large bowl to save time.
    5
    Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, and pecans. (If you want to add the coconut, add it now.)
  • You can use a cookie scoop or an ice cream scoop if you want the BIG cookies, just adjust the baking time.
    6
    For each cookie drop an ice cream scoop of dough and slightly flatten it, spacing it about 3” apart.
  • These cookies ran together! More space between them would help.
    7
    Bake for 15 to 17 minutes till edges are lightly browned. Cool on pan for one minute then remove from pan to cool on racks or I use a few sheets of newspaper to lay them on until cool.
  • 8
    When cool store in plastic zip locks or I sometimes put them in shoe boxes lined with wax paper and put them in the freezer.
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