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| Laura Bush, former First Lady |
Everything is bigger in Texas! According to legend, Laura Bush, former First Lady, made these cookies one year in the White House for her chef who turned them into a Texas White House tradition, making sure everyone who came to the White House for dinner during the Holiday season got a cookie to take home. Being a Texas gal, I believe the tale is likely true! I'm trying to envision the Queen of England walking out of the White House with a cookie bag..
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar
- 12 tbsp melted, cooled butter
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup toasted pecans
- 1 cup sweetened, shredded coconut
- 2/3 cups semi-sweet chips
- Whisk together the first 4 ingredients and set them aside.
- Cream together the sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
- Mix together the first 4 ingredients (that are already blended) and the wet.
- Add in the oats, coconuts, and chips, one at a time.
- Using 1 1/4 cup measure, measure out cookies on a sided pan, 8 per pan, 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake until the edges are set and lightly brown but raw-looking in the center, 1" round 15-17 minutes.
- Allow cooling on the tray for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling.
