Texas Cowboy Cookies

Do you go all out for Back to School shopping? Charlotte is just going into kindergarten in a couple weeks (cue the tears…cheers?) so I have zero experience in this field.

But this morning I noticed that her extremely worn, hand-me-down pajama pants only reach halfway down her shins, and the long-sleeve arms are about 6 inches short. When she sits her cute little crack shows. I’m pretty sure I have a kindergartener who’s wearing 3T pajamas on the regular.

This particular pair of pajamas is from a hand-me-down haul that I picked up 3 years ago. A friend of a friend announced that she was getting rid of a bunch of little girl clothes and did anyone want them. So I show up at this person’s house that I do not know and start bagging it up, hunter-gatherer style.

Ingredients

•  1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
•  1 cup white sugar
•  1 cup brown sugar
•  2 large eggs
•  1 teaspoon vanilla
•  2 cups flour, spooned and leveled
•  1/2 teaspoon salt
•  1 teaspoon baking powder
•  1 teaspoon baking soda
•  1 cup old fashioned oats
•  1 cup corn flakes
•  1 cup pecans, roughly chopped (and toasted!)
•  1/2 cup coconut flakes
•  1 cup (6 ounces) peanut butter chips (I used Reese's)
•  1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. If you want to toast your pecans (you do! you do!) chop them up and throw them in a dry skillet over medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes, until fragrant. Don't let them burn! Remove from heat and let cool while you make the dough.
2. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the butter until it is light and fluffy.
3. .....................................

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