LIVING A CREATIVE LIFE
WITH SUZANNE CLARK
Brown Butter Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients
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1 ½ cups (3 sticks) Unsalted Challenge Butter
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 ½ cups granulated sugar
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1 ½ cups packed light-brown sugar
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3 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
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2 cups unsweetened flake coconut
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2 cups chopped pecans
Directions
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Place butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook until butter begins to smell nutty, and brown pieces start to form. Remove from heat and refrigerate until solid.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
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In a very large bowl, beat browned butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars, and combine thoroughly.
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Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
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Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and pecans.
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For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
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Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove cookies from the rack to cool.
Makes 3 ½ dozen cookies
Chef Tip: Using a cookie scoop will help maintain a consistent cookie size, and cookies will bake evenly. If a thick, taller cookie is desired, place dough on a cookie sheet into the refrigerator before baking for 15 minutes.