Allan and I discovered this recipe in Grandma Reble’s collection when I went to Colorado with the McGuire’s for the first time. Since getting married, we go to Colorado every few years and usually make at least one recipe from Grandma’s collection.
As you can see from the notes, Grandma thought they were “very good”. We still make them often because they have always been one of our favorite cookies. Years later, Oma gave Andrea a very similar recipe.
In our family, we do not use butterscotch chips. If we use chocolate chips, they are “Cowboy Cookies”, but if we use M&M’s they are “Cowgirl Cookies”. I can not remember who insisted on that name change, but it was probably Andrea.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1 c brown sugar
- 1 c softened butter
- 2 c flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 c divided oatmeal
- 1 c unsweetened coconut preferred
- 2 c chocolate chips
Servings: dozen
Instructions
- Cream together sugars and butter.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture.
- Add eggs, vanilla, 1 cup oatmeal, coconut and chocolate chips.
- Add remaining oatmeal and stir well.
- Roll into balls, roll in white sugar and place on cookie sheet. Flatten with glass.
- Bake 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool.
- OPTIONAL: Roll dough into 1 inch logs.
- Place in freezer in freezer bag until need fresh cookies.
- Defrost and cut logs into slices before cooking.
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