Delicious and fun to make, cowboy cookies are like big chocolate chip cookies on steroids (the good kind, if there's a good kind), beefed up with rolled oats, flaked coconut and a touch of cinnamon. Hearty and delicious.
Yield: 3dozen
Ingredients
1cuptwo sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1cuppacked light brown sugar
3/4cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1teaspoonvanilla
2cupsrolled oats
1/2cupsweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspooncinnamon
2cupssemisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, beat the butter until pale yellow, about 2 - 3 minutes.
Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and beat for about three minutes until fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the vanilla and mix well.
Pour in the rolled oats and coconut, then sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix until blended.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Grab about 1/4 cup of the dough and loosely shape into a ball about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. Place on the ungreased cookie sheet, then pat it down just slightly, with plenty of room around each cookie. I can fit about eight cookies per cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, until they begin to get golden brown around the edges.
Remove from oven and let cool for about five minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool the rest of the way.