Texas Cow Chips Recipes

HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler or metal cheese slicer, cut potatoes into very thin slices. Place in a large bowl; add ice water and salt. Soak for 30 minutes., Drain potatoes; place on paper towels and pat dry. In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, celery salt and pepper; set aside. , In a cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1-1/2 in. oil to 375°. Fry potatoes in batches until golden brown, 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. , Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Immediately sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Store in an airtight container.

LAURA BUSH'S COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
• In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
• For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
• Bake in 350°F oven 17 to 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies to rack to cool.

COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven, tossing occasionally, until darkened and fragrant, 10 to 13 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop. Into a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and both sugars until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium. Addeggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. Beat in oats, chocolate, pecans, and coconut until just combined. (Dough can be covered with plastic and refrigerated up to 3 days.)
• Coat baking sheets with cooking spray; line with parchment, and spray parchment. Using a 1 1/2-inch ice-cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop dough onto prepared sheets, about 3 inches apart.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges of cookies begin to brown, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks to cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely. Cookies can be stored up to 3 days at room temperature in airtight containers

COW CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Note: This recipe does not use flour. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla and salt; mix well. Mix in peanut butter. Place remaining ingredients in a 5-qt. bowl. Stir in creamed mixture. Shape into 3/4-in. balls and place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

TEXAS COW CHIPS

Steps:

• beat butter and sugars together until blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; gradually add to sugar mixture and stir well.
• Sir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop cookies with a 1/4 cup measuring cup onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, 6 to a sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

COWCHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• 1. Beat butter, margarine, salt, sugars and vanilla together until blended. Add eggs and beat until smooth and fluffy.
• 2. In a very large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix in all the remaining ingredients (oats, cornflakes, nuts, coconut and the chocolate chips).
• 3. Then fold in sugar, butter, egg mixture until blended.
• 4. Refrigerate the dough for about 3 hours. The cookies will hold their shape better if the dough is chilled.
• 5. Using an ice-cream scoop to measure, drop the cookies onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 12-15 minutes. Cool on wax paper or wire rack. * Store in an airtight container between sheets of wax paper.