Cowboy Cookies Recipe

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Delicious Cowboy Cookies Recipe

If you are looking for a unique cookie recipe that kids and adults will love, give this Cowboy Cookies recipe a try. They look like great big chocolate chip cookies, but have a few surprise ingredients that you would never know were there.

Finish your cowboy cookies off with a drizzle of Hershey's syrup and you have a filling cookie dessert that will satisfy the whole family. Enjoy this wonderful Cowboy Cookies Recipe below.
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Cowboy Cookies Recipe

How you make these yummy Cowboy Cookies

Cowboy Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 (6-ounce) package chocolate chips
1/2 cup shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and the vanilla and beat until well blended. Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Add oats, nuts, chocolate chips and coconut, mix until combined. Spoon a generous helping of cookie mixture onto greased or lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

While still warm, transfer one cookie to a plate and drizzle the cookie with Hershey's syrup. Serve immediately with a glass of milk.

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Thanks to The Recipe Creator

Thanks to the Squidoo writer, j_barnhart4, who wrote this page originally and came up with the yummy Cowboy Cookies recipe. I've now adopted the page and added to it since it was made. My daughter and I make plenty of cookies and cupcakes for school and parties so it's come to a good home.

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What Do You Think About Cowboy Cookies?

  • intermarks Mar 19, 2012 @ 1:03 am | delete
    I am going to make some on this weekend. From the recipes, it looks delicious. Thanks!
  • bassetmonkey Dec 3, 2011 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    The cookie recipe looks fantastic. I love that there's chips and nuts in it. The coconut should also add a bit of sweetness and texture. Great lens!
  • kinworm Dec 5, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Thank you for stopping by on this Cowboy Cookie page :)

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