These Cowboy Cookies are big, like a cowboy's appetite. Plus, with this recipe you can use what you have on hand. You can choose whether you want to use all butter, margarine or shortening or a combination. If I need the cookies to be a little sturdier, I'd use 1 cup of butter-flavored shortening and the rest real butter or a good quality margarine. For a richer-flavored cookie, use dark brown sugar instead of the light. Choose your favorite non-sweetened cereal. Choose what type of chocolate chip (semi-sweet or dark), you could even use white chocolate if you so desired. The type of nuts is your choice as well.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4-1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 2-1/4 cups softened butter, margarine or shortening* (all one or in any combination)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2-1/2 cups brown sugar (light or dark)*
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
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- 2-1/2 cups corn flakes (or other similar non-sweetened cereal)
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1 cups chopped and lightly toasted nuts ( pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts etc)
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets. In a bowl, completely combine first set of ingredients with wire whisk. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy. Cream in peanut butter. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and completely combine. Add flour mixture a little at a time until all is combined. Hand stir-in last set of ingredients. Drop by 1/3 cups-full onto prepared baking sheets. Bake Cowboy Cookies for 10 to 15 minutes.
Makes 4 dozen Cowboy Cookies.
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