Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Makes about 36

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter (at room temperature)
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
3 large 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 (8 ounces)

Preheat 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; beat to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla extract. 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 for 17 to 19 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

NOTE: For 6 dozen smaller cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough for each. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 18 minutes.

Note: As seen on "Good Morning America."

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Reviews of Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies:

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  A cookie baker in florida  Aug 1, 2010
Would make this again.
This is an excellent cookie you get a mouth full when you bite into these. EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! five stars

  A cookie baker in outside Nashville,Tennessee  Jul 13, 2010
Would make this again.
These are so good! Not just for christmas, even though they are included in all our cookie gifts, they are so good! About to make more right now! Thank you Mrs. Bush! five stars

  A cookie baker in north texas  Jul 8, 2010
Would make this again.
grand children loved them five stars

  A cookie baker in New Braunfels Texas  Jun 13, 2010
Would make this again.
Fabulous cookies from a fabulous Texas lady! I am sending these to my nephew in Iraq! five stars

  Bess in New Jersey  Apr 30, 2010
Would make this again.
My favorite cookie. I use a small ice cream scoop and it makes 7-8 dozen. This is by far the best cookie I have made and husband and neighbors and family just love them. I bake them on parchment paper for easy cleanup. five stars

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