Maggie's Camper Specials

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Servings: 60
Yield: 60 servings

Description

A unique blend of salted peanuts, chocolate chips, espresso and coconut result in a crispy, crunchy cookie. Great for traveling or camping because the cookie maintains its crispness for several days.

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
1 1/3 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and espresso powder. Combine the flour and baking soda; blend into the sugar mixture until just moist. Stir in the oats, peanuts, chocolate chips and coconut until evenly mixed. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3 Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.