Peanut Butter Cowboy Cookies

I’ve seen Cowboy Cookies called Kitchen Sink Cookies and rightfully so. Almost everything but the kitchen sink is included.
If you want to swap walnuts for the pecans, swap raisins for the chocolate chips, use Special K rather than Cornflakes, or make tweaks given the ingredients in your pantry they’ll probably turn out just fine.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 cup old-fashioned whole-rolled oats (not quick-cook or instant)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup Cornflakes or Special K cereal (Frosted Flakes or a similar cereal may be substituted)
• 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped (walnuts or almonds may be substituted)

DIRECTIONS:

1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) add the egg, butter, peanut butter, sugars, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
3. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the chocolate chips, Cornflakes, coconut, pecans, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
4. Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 15 equal-sized mounds of dough and flatten slightly. Tip – Strategically place a few chocolate chips on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
5. Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
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