These Cowboy Cookies are big, like a cowboy's appetite. Plus, with this recipe you can use what you have on hand. You can choose whether you want to use all butter, margarine or shortening or a combination. If I need the cookies to be a little sturdier, I'd use 1 cup of butter-flavored shortening and the rest real butter or a good quality margarine. For a richer-flavored cookie, use dark brown sugar instead of the light. Choose your favorite non-sweetened cereal. Choose what type of chocolate chip, semi-sweet or dark. You could even use white chocolate, if so desired. The type of nuts is your choice as well.

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Ingredients

• 4-1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
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• 2-1/4 cups softened butter, margarine or shortening* (all one or in any combination)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2-1/2 cups brown sugar (light or dark)*
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
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• 2-1/2 cups corn flakes (or other similar non-sweetened cereal)
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1 cups chopped and lightly toasted nuts ( pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts etc)

• Prep Time: 25 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes

• Total Time: 40 minutes

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets. In a bowl, completely combine first set of ingredients with wire whisk. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy. Cream in peanut butter. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and completely combine. Add flour mixture a little at a time until all is combined. Hand stir-in last set of ingredients. Drop by 1/3 cups-full onto prepared baking sheets.

Bake Cowboy Cookies for 10 to 15 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen Cowboy Cookies.

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