Real Men Bake Cookies

My father taught me lots of things. Important things like that roads are best crossed when holding hands (skipping is totally optional), that cars operate best when the driver sings poorly at the top of their lungs, and that strays always make the best pets. He would infuriate my mother by bringing me giant lollypops when I had a tummy ache as a child, but he made sure I knew I was never too old to get a smack on the butt when I misbehaved. He had the most beautiful laugh in the world and he used it often. One of our favorite Saturday activities was baking cookies together. He had his own recipe and it makes 12, yes, 12 dozen. What can I say? The man really, really liked cookies. Happy Father's Day, Daddy.


Daddy's Cowboy Cookies
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2 C. Butter
2 C. Sugar
2 C. Brown Sugar
4 Eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
4 C. Flour
5 C. Oatmeal
1 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Baking Powder
24 oz. Chocolate Chips
3 C. Pecans, chopped
1 oz. Hershey bar, chopped

In a very large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add to creamed mixture and combine well. Add in chocolate chips, nuts, and chocolate bar. Place golf ball sized balls of dough about 2" apart on anungreased cookie sheet (personally, I like to use parchment paper). Bake at 375 for 6 minutes. Makes 12 dozen cookies.

Note: This recipe is easily cut in half, but personally I like to make the whole recipe and either freeze them or make lots of friends. You can use any walnuts instead of pecans if you like, of course.

--QC