Cowboy Cookies

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 84
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups unbleached white pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, thoroughly cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer. add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. in a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. add the dry ingredients of the butter and sugar mixture and blend well. mix in the oats. using a large spoon or your hands, fold in the chocolate chips, and the raisins and walnuts, if using. the dough will be fairly stiff.
• 3 on unoiled baking sheets, drop generous rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 4 inches apart. bake for about 12 minutes until golden. cool completely before storing in a sealed container.