Bush Cookies

The following came up in a heated exhange, about 350 F (not the commie C)...


Texas Govenor’s Mansion Cowboy Cookies
From First Lady Laura Bush

{Actually, great cookies}

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1Tablespoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon Ground cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter, room temperature (or olive oil margarine)
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 Tablespoons Vanilla (liquid form)
3 cups semisweet dark chocolate chips
3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)

Instructions
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Bake Time: 17-20 minutes

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Mix Flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a separate smaller bowl.
3. In an 8-quart bowl, (really big bowl) beat butter until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars; beat to combine, 2 minutes.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
5. Stir in flour mixture until just combined, then add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans and blend gently.
6. Drop large dollop of dough (or slightly less) onto large ungreased baking sheets, 3 inches apart. (Pat it together if it tends to fall apart.)
7. Bake in 350 degree F oven for 17 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove cookies from cookie sheet, place on clean brown paper to cool. Extremely good!

From the favorite recipes of Foreign Agent Irene Clark-Wolfson Enjoy!