(For those who love a bit of a "crunch" in their cooky. Modified to reduce sugar and butter. I even substituted dates for the brown sugar and they turned out great. Also called Cowboy or Cowgirl cookies. Get their name from their legendary durability. Because the treats are packed with oats, cereal, and other energy-dense ingredients, they supposedly could withstand long days in saddlebags without spoiling.)
Combine and Mix thoroughly:
1/4 c. Brown sugar or 4-5 large dates, soaked until squishy
1/3 c. sugar
1 cube of butter
1 T. Maple syrup (optional)
Add and then mix for about 6 minutes:
2 t. vanilla
1 t. almond extract
2 medium eggs or 1 large
Mix together, then add to the above mixture—stirring well with large spoon
1 1/4 c flour (may be a combination of white/whole wheat)
1/2 t. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
about 1 c. bran, raisin bran or corn flakes
1 1/4c. rolled or quick oats or rolled 6 grain
1 c. walnuts (optional)
1/2 c. coconut
1/2-1 c. chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 c. Dried cranberries (optional)
Other versions add puffed rice or rice krispies.
Form the dough into ice cream scoop size balls onto a greased cookie sheet. They should be about 2 to 3" apart. Mash each cookie down with your hand. Bake at 350* for about 10-14 minutes until slightly browned on the edges. They should still look soft in the middle.
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