Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies
from Ellen's kitchen thanks to Laura Bush

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 1 tbs baking soda
• 1 tbs cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 3 cups chocolate chips
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans (8 oz)

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Preheat:

• oven to 350.

Mix:

• flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in bowl.  Set aside.

In:

• bowl of mixer, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and cream, 1 minute.  Gradually beat in sugars; beat to combine, 2 minutes.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.  Beat in vanilla extract.  Stir in flour mixture until just combined.  

Add:

• chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and pecans.  

For:

• each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets.  Bake for 17-19 minutes, until edges are slightly browned.  Remove cookies to rack to cool.  

Makes:

• about 5 dozen cookies.