Goodbye October - Cowboy Cookies

     So another Halloween has come and gone. This year was different from the others. Conner and Andrew left around 9:30am to head to the Jets vs Patriots game. It was Conner's first Football game and he had a great time. He got to eat anything he wanted, drink any soda he wanted, and came home with plenty of souvenirs! Plus he won 2 Sanchez bobble heads that I had to pick up at PC Richards Monday morning :)

     While the boys had a football day together Anjali and I enjoyed a girls Halloween. We filled our candy bowl, cleaned the house, and got dressed for trick or treating. Anjali was a Princess and I even let her wear Mommy's make-up as a special treat. We went out trick or treating with our neighbors, who also happen to be my sons best friends. We got half a bag full of candy! 

     Conner and Andrew got home around 6:30pm, just in time to get dressed and go out for more candy. Conner was a SWAT member for Halloween. This time around Conner and Daddy went trick or treating. They came home with more than enough candy to last us until next year! 

     I went through the candy to make sure nothing was opened or suspicious and put it all into one large bag. I weighed it to see how much we got...12 pounds of candy! How a 7 year old and 3 year old could manage to get 12lbs of candy in one night is beyond me. 

     So another October has ended and my focus is now on Thanksgiving! My favorite time of year is between November 1 - January 1. No other time during the year makes you focus on the ones you love as much as this time does. So to say goodbye to October and hello to November we made yummy Cowboy Cookies, enjoy! 

Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients 
2 cups all-purpose flour 
1 teaspoon baking powder 
1 teaspoon baking soda 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 cup butter, softened 
1 cup white sugar 
1 cup packed brown sugar 
2 eggs 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
2 cups rolled oats 
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. 

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients. Stir in the rolled oats and chocolate chips*. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. 

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing. 

* we also added crushed walnuts with the chocolate chips.