Texas Governors Manson Cowboy Cookies Food

LAURA BUSH'S COWBOY COOKIES

Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies image

A sweet treat fit for a president.

Provided by Maggie Burch

Categories Cookies

Yield 24 large cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups light-brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
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, spacing 3 inches apart.
Bake in 350°F oven 17 to 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies to rack to cool.

TEXAS COWBOY COOKIES IN A JAR

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Make and share this Texas Cowboy Cookies in a Jar recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jellyqueen

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups quick oats
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups flour, mixed with
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Layer ingredients in order given in a 1- quart wide mouth canning jar.
Press each layer firmly in place before adding next ingredient.
Recipe for Cowboy Cookies (to be attached with the mix):.
Empty jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl,.
Blend mix together.
Add: 1 stick butter melted, 1 large egg, slightly beaten, and 1 tsp vanilla.
Mix until completely blended.
Shape into balls the size of walnuts; place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 62.9, Carbohydrate 14.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 8.4, Protein 1.2

TEXAS GOVERNOR'S MANSION COOKIES

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Make and share this Texas Governor's Mansion Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by baker4life

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
2 cups chopped pecans

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
In a very large bowl beat butter with electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
Gradually beat in sugars, combine thoroughly.
Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.
Add vanilla.
Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and chopped pecans.
For each cookie drop ¼ cup dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, place 3-inches apart.
Bake 15-17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned, rotate sheets half-way through baking.
Remove cookies from pans onto cooling racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2455.6, Fat 136.8, SaturatedFat 68.9, Cholesterol 258, Sodium 2095.7, Carbohydrate 305.6, Fiber 19.6, Sugar 197.8, Protein 27.9