COLORADO COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F
• 2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
• 3. Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars and combine thoroughly. ( I use my kitchen aid mixer).
• 4. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
• 5. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, and pecans. (If you want to add the coconut, add it now.)
• 6. For each cookie drop an ice cream scoop of dough and slightly flatten it, spacing it about 3" apart.
• 7. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes till edges are lightly browned. Cool on pan for one minute then remove from pan to cool on racks or I use a few sheets of newspaper to lay them on until cool.
• 8. When cool store in plastic zip locks or I sometimes put them in shoe boxes lined with wax paper and put them in the freezer.