Berta's Ranger Cookies

I grew up making these cookies with my mom in many variations. I make double batches and freeze them in ziploc bags for lunches. Recently I came across a recipe for Laura Bush's cowboy cookies-it is basically the same one except she uses cinnamon which I have added before.

1 cup butter or marg
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
cream together & add:
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
Add:
2 cup flour (can do 1/2 WW)
1 teas baking powder
1/2 teas baking soda
1/2 teas salt
2 cups oatmeal ( I grind it up in blender first if I am making plain chocolate chip-Matt's Fav)
Add all or none-any variation:
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts ( sometimes, I will grind these up too so kids will eat them)
1 cup raisins
1 cup coconut
My Mom always added 1 cups of corn flakes or wheaties

Scoop into balls on cookie sheet
Bake at 350 for 12 minutes( depends on size )

Here's Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies recipe for your delight.

• 3 cups flour
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter (at room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)

Mix dry ingredients together in bowl, then set aside. Mix butter and sugars together, add eggs and vanilla until creamy. Add the flour mixture, then the chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans. Drop onto cookie sheet using medium scoop. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes approximately. They are so chewie and delicious. After they cool, a drizzled with red and green candy melts to jazz them up. Makes about 7 dozen cookies.