COLORADO COWBOY COOKIES

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Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Time 58m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 lb sweet butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant) or 1 cup regular rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, broken into medium-size pieces

Steps:

Position two oven racks to divide the oven into thirds; preheat oven to 350°; line cookie sheets with foil.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a big bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter.
Add in vanilla and both sugars; beat well.
Add in egg; beat well.
On low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients and beat, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula, until incorporated.
Remove bowl from mixer; stir in oats and then chocolate morsels and nuts (dough will be rather stiff).
Use a well-rounded teaspoonful of the dough to make each cookie; place the mounds 2 inches apart on the foil.
Bake for about 18 minutes until the cookies are golden-colored and completely dry.
During baking reverse the sheets top to bottom and front to back to insure even browning.
Transfer cookies to racks to cool.