| Grandma's Best Recipe: Grandma's Best Recipe: | ca | Cowboy Cookies Cowboy Cookies | | | |
| Ingredients: | Mixing: | | Time: | Preparation: | Time: |
| 2 C. all-purpose flour | Step 1. | sift together | 1 1 | Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F) | |
| 3/4 t. baking powder | | ... | | Cover cookie sheets with parchment paper or silipad | 1 |
| 3/4 t. baking soda | | ... | | Using large cookie scoop place golf ball sized balls onto sheet about 3" apart | 3 |
| 1/2 t. salt | | ... set aside | | Flatten with a spoon | 1 |
| 2/3 C. unsalted butter, slightly softened | Step 2. | cream together in a mixer | 3.5 | Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 8 to 11 minutes, rotate sheet half way | 10 |
| 1/2 C. white vegetable shortening | | ... | | Once browned and slightly firm move sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up, about 3 minutes | 3 |
| 1 1/3 C. packed dark brown sugar | | ... | | Move cookies off of sheet to cooling rack to cool completely | |
| 2/3 C. sugar | | ... until fluffy and smooth | | Results: | |
| 2 large eggs | Step 3. | incorporate into butter-sugar mixture | 2 | Makes about 3 dozen cookies | |
| 2 1/2 t. vanilla extract | | ... using mixer | | 3xPreparation Time: | 54 54 |
| Step 4. | Stir in flour mixture with a spoon | 1 | Mixing Time: | 18 |
| 2 C. old-fashioned rolled oats | Step 5. | Stir into dough mixture with a spoon | 3 | So it takes about these minutes: | 72 |
| 2 C. corn flakes, crushed | | ... | | | |
| 1 1/4 C. (5 ounces) chopped pecans | | ... | | | |
| 1 1/4 C. (about 3 1/2 ounces) shredded or flaked sweetened coconut | | ... until evenly incorporated | | | |
| t=teaspoon, T=tablespoon, C=cup | Step 6. | Let set in refrigerator for 5-10 minutes | 7.5 | | |
