Recipe: Cowboy Cookies (without coconut)

COWBOY COOKIES

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 3-4 cookie sheets.

Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Set aside.

With an electric mixer, cream the butter or margarine and sugars together. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until thoroughly blended. Stir in the rolled oats and chocolate chips, mixing well with a wooden spoon. The dough should be crumbly. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing the cookies about 1 inch apart.

Bake until just firm around the edge but still soft to the touch in the center, about 15 minutes. With a slotted spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

Makes 60 cookies
Source: American Home Cooking by Bill Jamison and Cheryl Alters Jamison