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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Laura Bush's lovely oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, coconut and pecans. This terrific recipe is wonderful for potlucks, tailgating parties, backyard barbecues or even holiday baking. Every bite will have you drooling.
3.90 from 39 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 357 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large sheet pans
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped
  • 1 spatula

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 unsalted butter at room temperature (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 ½ bags
  • 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats preferred over quick oats
  • 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
  • 2 cups chopped pecans 8-oz.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Mix sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • Stir in flour, chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans with a wooden spoon until very thoroughly mixed; this may take 4-5 minutes.
  • For each cookie, drop ¼ cup of dough onto cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray, spacing 3 inches apart.
  • Bake 17-20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Remove to rack to cool.

Notes

NOTE: You will need a very large bowl to mix the ingredients.
 
NOTE: You can also use a large cookie scoop portion out the cookie dough.
 
NOTE: If you don't prefer a strong cinnamon taste, cut the amount from one tablespoon to one teaspoon.
 
NOTE: If you make the cookies smaller, they may tend to become too hard after baking. They need to be made large so they don't toughen.
 
NOTE: If your oven runs hot, you may want to dial back the temperature so these cookies raise properly while baking. Otherwise, they will cook too quickly before the cookies have had a chance to rise, resulting in tougher cookies.
 
Recipe adapted from Family Circle Presidential Bake-Off Recipes.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 234mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 270IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chips, chocolate dessert, coconut, cookie, dessert
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