Scratch-My-Back Cowboy Cookies

or AKA Michael’s favourite cookies. The other day Summer and I wanted to do something nice for her dad so we decided to pull out his favourite cookie recipe. Michael was watching a cooking show where they made these cookies and he wrote down the recipe while they were making them. This was pre-internet people! Can you even remember a time! Since then, they have been referred to in our house as Dad’s Favourite Cookies but in my recipe box it still reads Scratch-My-Back Cowboy Cookies.

Dad’s Favourite Cookies:

3/4 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup rolled oats (not quick oats!)

1 cup coconut (I always use sweetened flaked coconut)

A good sized handful of chocolate chips (this was our variation to add in, as chocolate makes everything better)

Preheat oven to 350. Mix butter, sugar and egg. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Drop by teaspoon onto baking sheet and bake 10-15 minutes until slightly browned on the bottom