These Cowboy Cookies, a signature recipe from former First Lady Laura Bush, are a truly wholesome and delicious classic. Packed with a bounty of chocolate chips, rolled oats, coconut, and pecans, these cookies are rich, hearty, and full of texture. They are perfect for a bake sale, a holiday gathering, or a cozy treat with a glass of milk.
Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Preheat Oven & Prep Dry Ingredients: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- Make the Wet Mixture: In a separate, very large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the 1 ½ cups of room-temperature butter until creamy. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar and light-brown sugar until thoroughly combined. Add the 3 eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in the 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
- Combine & Stir: Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and beat on low speed until just combined.Stir in the 3 cups of semisweet chocolate chips, 3 cups of old-fashioned rolled oats, 2 cups of sweetened flake coconut, and 2 cups of chopped pecans until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Bake: Drop the dough in ¼ cup portions about 3 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15-17 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through, until the cookie edges are lightly browned.
- Cool & Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
