Laura Bush’s Texas Governor’s Mansion Cowboy Cokies
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, room temperature
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1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
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1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
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3 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
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2 cups sweetened flake coconut
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2 cups chopped pecans
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Initial Thoughts
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At first glance, I could tell this was going to be a hefty cookie. First of all, it calls for 3 STICKS of butter. THREE! Second of all, there’s a total of 10 cups of mix-ins—chocolate chips, oats, coconut flakes and pecans. Holy smokes! I better
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The Dough
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Ingredients for Cowboy Cookies
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First things first, I got the butter out of the fridge so it had enough time to soften. This is a very important step, so don’t skip it! Here’s how to soften your butter quickly.
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While the butter softened, I prepped all of my ingredients. In the cooking industry, this is called mise en place, and I highly recommend doing it. It’s more work upfront, but then it’s smooth sailing. I mixed the flour, baking powder, baking sod
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Once the butter was softened, I beat it for one minute. Then, I added the sugars, and beat for another two minutes. Next, I added the eggs, beating after each one, and then the vanilla. Once the wet ingredients were mixed, I gradually added the flour
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The Bake
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Cowboy Cookies dough on a cookie sheet
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Taste of Home
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