Cowboy Cookies
"This recipe came to The Times in 2000 during the Bush-Gore presidential campaign when Family Circle magazine ran cookie recipes from each of the candidates' wives and asked readers to vote. Laura Bush's cowboy cookies, a classic chocolate chip cookie that's been beefed up with oats, pecans, coconut and cinnamon, beat Tipper Gore's ginger snaps by a mile. Here is an adaptation of that winning recipe. Featured in: It's Ginger Vs. Chocolate In The Presidential Cookie Race. Learn: How to Make Sugar Cookies..."
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
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1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
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1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
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3 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
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2 cups usweetened flake coconut
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2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)
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