Cowgirl Cookies

By Kathy Johnson

These are big yummy cookies that only beg for some nice cold milk to make me happy!!!

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature (I use 3/4 cup butter & 3/4 cup butter flavored crisco shortening bars)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts (8 ounces)

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.

3. In a very large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars, and combine thoroughly.

4. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.

5. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.

6. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.

7. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies to rack to cool.