I recently went to the beach with some friends. Forgetting to take a book for the beach, I decided to try a podcast. Savannah and Ashley listen to them all the time. Who knew there were thousands of podcast and about that many subjects too?
Choosing a murder mystery, really unlike me, I settled back in my chair for the experience. It was not long before I was drawn into the case and was trying to figure out the crime on my own. If there is anything I probably should never be, it is a detective. I had everyone on that podcast convicted and sentenced, and I was completely wrong!
During this podcast the continued to talk about Cowboy Cookies. Although I had no idea what was in a Cowboy Cookie, this podcast persuaded me that I needed one.
Greg and I both eat low-carb 98 percent of the time. Occasionally, we both get a sweet tooth though, and this happened over the weekend. I pulled out our latest church cookbook. There, on page 131, was a recipe for Cowboy Cookies!
I scooped the cookie dough using a large scoop to make huge cookies that averaged 3 1/2 inches in diameter. They were chewy, delicious cookies studded with chocolate chips and pecans. You can use a smaller scoop, but you may need to cut the baking time, watching the cookies and baking just until they start to brown.
Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. shortening
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1 c. brown sugar packed
- 2 lg. eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 c. rolled oats
- 1-2 c. chocolate chips
- 1 c chopped pecans
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Spoon in the flour mixture and gently combine.
- Stir in the chips and pecans.
- Scoop using 1/4 cup scoop and drop onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350℉ for 15 minutes or until the cookies start to brown.
- Cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove to a baking rack and cool completely.
