cowboy oatmeal cookies

Siloam Springs, AR
Updated on Sep 30, 2012

My mother-in-law gave me this recipe when I was dating her son. That was a LONG time ago! ha Sometimes I add about a cup and a half of chocolate chips and a cup of pecans to this recipe. This is a big request from the family.

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yield Make about 3 doz.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups oats, quick cooking or regular
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups coconut (optional but i use it)

How To Make cowboy oatmeal cookies

  • Step 1
    Mix shortening, sugars,then eggs.
  • Step 2
    Mix in separate bowl flour, oats, baking soda,and salt.
  • Step 3
    Slowly add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture mixing as you add. Then add vanilla and coconut. (Two cups of coconut may be too much for your taste, but a little or a lot it goes GREAT in here!)
  • Step 4
    Drop heaping tablespoons of dough (or use cookie scoop) onto cookie sheet. I make them large size. Bake at 375* for 10 mins.

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