Cowboy Cookies- Healthier Version

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light-brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup pecan pieces
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease baking sheets.
• 2 combine flour, flax meal, baking soda, salt and baking powder into medium bowl.
• 3 beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium-high until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes. reduce speed to medium. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla and applesauce.
• 4 reduce speed to low, and slowly add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. beat in oats, chocolate, pecans and coconut until combined.
• 5 using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop or a small spoon, drop dough baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
• 6 bake until edges of cookies begin to brown, 11 to 13 minutes. let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to rack.