Cowboy Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, stir together the oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• 2 in a separate bowl, blend the butter and sugars with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• 3 add the eggs and continue to beat until fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• 4 blend in vanilla.
• 5 using a wooden spoon, stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture one half at a time.
• 6 mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 7 refrigerate the dough for 1 to 2 hours.
• 8 heat oven to 350°f.
• 9 line a large baking sheet with foil, then grease the foil.
• 10 using a cookie scoop, or ice cream scoop, shape the dough into balls and place them on the sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 11 use your fingers to flatten each ball to 1/3 inch thick.
• 12 bake 13 to 14 minutes.