The hubby is off again to do work ups for the upcoming deployment. I always miss him when he is gone, and I like to send a litle bit of me with him. Lately...I have been slacking. So this time, I set out with ideas in mind of what I wanted to make. Chocloate chip cookies and banana bread. My darling replied, "Could you make something a little healthier?" I was miffed. If you live on a military base, you know the commissary is closed certain days of the week. I had the ingredients for what I had planned but not what was requested. I called on a friend for a recipe for granola bars to make this treat healthier. Alas, I did not have those ingredients either. I could go out in town to get what I needed...but I was running out of time. I tried a search with the main things I wanted to include: pecans, coconut, chocolate chips....Bingo...
Directions:
In a BIG bowl cream together (not joking this makes a huge batch): butter, shortening, brown sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla. In a seperate bowl sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal, chocolate chips, pecans, Rice Krispies and coconut. Using a 1/4 cup measurer or an ice cream scoop, put on a cookie sheet, 6 to a pan.
I have never used this site before for recipes. I was a little nervous about how they would come out. But as you will see, they are beautiful. I found the recipe on this site:
Buffalo Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup shortening (solid not oil)
1 box (1 lb) brown sugar (I used 2 cups)
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups oatmeal (I used quick oats)
6 ounces chocolate chips
1 cup pecans
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup coconut (I used a 7oz package)
Directions:
In a BIG bowl cream together (not joking this makes a huge batch): butter, shortening, brown sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla. In a seperate bowl sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal, chocolate chips, pecans, Rice Krispies and coconut. Using a 1/4 cup measurer or an ice cream scoop, put on a cookie sheet, 6 to a pan.
Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Let them cool 5 minutes before removing from sheet to a wire rack.
If you are using a dark pan, lower the temp to 325 degrees and watch them closely. This recipe from CDKitchen for Buffalo Chip Cookies serves/makes 30 cookies. (I was able to get 49 cookies out of this batch)
YUM YUM! They were a hit with hubby and rumor has it his buddies like them too.
