Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

By KimberlyB

Laura Bush's lovely oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, coconut and pecans.
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from Bettie Raye when we worked together at Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX; source: Family Circle Presidential Bake Cook-Off
Recipe type: Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. baking soda
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 sticks butter at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips (1 1/2 bags)
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans (8-oz.)

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from cantstayoutofthekitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Mix sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon with an electric mixer until well combined.
3. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans with a wooden spoon.
4. For each cookie, drop ¼ cup of dough onto cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray, spacing 3 inches apart.
5. Bake 17-20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
6. Remove to rack to cool.