We have a joke in our house these days. My husband calls his old blue jeans his "Apocalypse Pants" because unless there's an Apocalypse, he won't fit into them! LOL But seriously, I love to cook and he loves to eat so we'll both just deal with it (and work out more).
Cowboy Cookies
from Simply Recipes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks butter (6 ounces, 12 Tbsp), at room temperature
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 large eggs*, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut (we used shredded)
1 cup chopped pecans
*This recipe is a half recipe of the original, which calls
for 3 eggs. To get half of 3 eggs, you can either just use only one egg, or
beat two eggs and remove about 2 Tbsp.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower third.
Line two large baking sheets with Silpat or parchment paper.
In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, baking
powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Place butter in a standing electric mixer and beat on medium
speed until smooth and light, about 1 minute. Slowly add in the white sugar and
brown sugar, and beat to combine, about 2 more minutes. Add half the
eggs, beat, and then add the other half and beat again. Add the vanilla extract
and beat again.
Lower the speed of the mixer to low and slowly add the flour
mixture, until just combined. Add the chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and
pecans, mixing until just combined.
If you want large cookies, drop about 1/4 cup lumps of the
dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, separated by 3 inches to allow for
enough room for the cookies to spread as they cook. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes,
then rotate the cookie sheets front to back and top to bottom, and bake for an
additional 7 to 9 minutes. For smaller cookies, use about 2 Tbsp of the cookie
dough per cookie and cook for 13 to 16 minutes, rotating half way.
Note that if you are using a dark baking sheet, it will
absorb more heat, and you won't need as much baking time. Also, the top rack
will bake more quickly because heat rises.
Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheets for 5
minutes. Then remove the cookies to a rack to cool completely.
Hi Mary! Am your newest follower from the Let's Get Social Sunday. Those cookies sound so good.
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These sound so yummy! Wow, what an awesome post! I love your blog. Your newest follower from Let's Get Social! Have a wonderful week. :)
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These look so good!! I am pinning them to try later. They remind me of my grandmother's "yum cookies."
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These look delicious!! I am hosting a new Pinterest Power party and would love for you to link up this and any other projects that you have!!
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Chrissy
YUM! Thanks so much for sharing and linking up to my Sunday FUNday party! Can't wait to try these!
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ReplyDeleteyummy they look great! have to try baking them
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