{"id":296,"date":"2021-01-16T16:12:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T16:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/?p=296"},"modified":"2021-01-17T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T00:36:14","slug":"cowboy-cookies-for-pandemic-small-batch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/cowboy-cookies-for-pandemic-small-batch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Cookies for pandemic (small batch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 stick (8 ounces) butter, at room temperature<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1\/2 cup sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1\/2 cups packed light brown sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 large egg<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 teaspoon baking powder<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 teaspoon baking soda<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">generous pinch salt<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1\/2 cup chocolate chips<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Heath bar chips<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">2\/3 cup coconut, sweetened or unsweetened is OK<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">2\/3 cup chopped nuts, pecans or walnuts or almonds (My favorite way to chop the nuts is to put them in a plastic bag and bash them with a rolling pin. The bags Costco baking nuts come in are perfect, so I now have a collection of heavy plastic bags that I wash &amp; re-use for this purpose)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Directions:<\/h5>\n<p>Cream the butter and sugars together in a stand mixer if you have one, or by hand. Add the egg and mix well. Add the vanilla, spices, leavening, and salt and mix lightly, then add the flour and oats, and finally the chips, coconut, and nuts. Mix. I think the chocolate chips &amp; nuts kind of hold the flour down while you mix up the dough, and keep it from flying out of the mixer.<\/p>\n<p>Line a baking sheet with parchment and scoop the dough out with a 2-tablespoon scoop if you have one or other device if you do not. Cover the baking sheet and chill till you&#8217;re ready to bake. At this point the dough balls can be frozen for months. Freeze them on the sheet and then once frozen transfer to a plastic bag or other container. You can take them out and bake as many cookies as you want at any given time.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re ready to bake, heat the oven to 375\u00b0. Divide the cookies up, about one dozen to a sheet with plenty of room, because they&#8217;ll spread. Bake for 8-10 minutes, when they&#8217;ll still be a bit squishy in the middle, and cool on the sheets to firm up. Makes 27 large cookies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/scoopingcowboy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/scoopingcowboy.jpg 488w, https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/scoopingcowboy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cowboyonsheets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Here&#8217;s the original recipe, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/recipes\/laura-bushs-cowboy-cookies\/7202\/\">Washington Post<\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">3 cups flour<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon baking powder<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon baking soda<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon ground cinnamon<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 teaspoon salt<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">3 sticks (12 ounces) butter, at room temperature<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 1\/2 cups sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 1\/2 cups packed light brown sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">3 large eggs<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon vanilla extract<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">3 cups semisweet chocolate chips<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">2 cups sweetened flaked coconut<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"measurement\">2 cups chopped pecans<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Directions<\/h5>\n<p>Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.<\/p>\n<p>Using a stand mixer on medium speed, beat butter until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add sugars and beat to combine, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one, and the vanilla extract. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture gradually until just combined. Add the chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans, mixing until just combined.<\/p>\n<p>For large cookies, drop a hefty 1\/4 cup of dough onto the baking sheets for each cookie, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, then rotate sheets top to bottom and front to back. Bake for an additional 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely. For smaller cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough per cookie and bake for 15 to 18 minutes total, rotating the baking sheets midway through. Store in airtight containers at room temperature for several days. May be frozen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 stick (8 ounces) butter, at room temperature 1\/2 cup sugar 1\/2 cups packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon generous pinch salt 1 cup flour 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1\/2 cup chocolate chips 1\/2 cup Heath bar &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/cowboy-cookies-for-pandemic-small-batch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cowboy Cookies for pandemic (small batch)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cookies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":306,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296\/revisions\/306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/new-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}