Celebrate the Cowboy with Cow Chip Throwing and Cookie Recipes

Cow chip throwing contests have become quite popular. But I am not sure if I myself would participate or not. Cow chips or Cow Pats have other issues other than entertainment value. They are used as fuel for heating and cooking around the world. In fact, not only cow droppings but also elephants, camels and buffalos.

Two close related villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin are proud of their annual Wisconsin Cow Chip Throwing Contest. But they were not the first to celebrate throwing this natural resource. It was actually Beaver Oklahoma that hosted the first Cow Chip  Throwing Contest.

while the cowchips above would not be very tasty the cookie recipe below takes care of the tastiness enjoy!!!!

Cow Chip Cookie
recipe resource here

1- pound 4 sticks butter, unsalted, softened

1½ cups dark brown sugar packed

1½ cups light brown sugar packed

1 cup granulated or white sugar

4 large eggs room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3½ cups all-purpose flour sifted

1½ teaspoons table salt

¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt optional

2 teaspoons baking soda

1½ cups good quality mini semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips 

or 9 ounces chopped chocolate

Preheat oven to 375F and line three baking sheets with 

parchment paper or Silpat.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda.

Cream butter on MED-HIGH until smooth; add all sugars and beat 

on HIGH until smooth - approximately 2 minutes.

Add eggs and vanilla and beat on MED-HIGH until incorporated.

Add flour mixture, place mixer on LOW and blend until dry ingredients are moistened.

Fold in chocolate chips.

Make balls with 2 tablespoons dough (or us a 2-tablespoon scoop)

 and place dough balls 4” apart on the baking sheet. 8 cookies 

to each cookie sheet. Cookies will be 4” in diameter when cooked.

Bake cookies at 375F for 9-11 or until golden brown. I bake 

them 10 minutes in my oven.

Remove cookies from oven and let cool on the cookie sheet 

3 minutes.

If possible, use a thin-gauged metal spatula to transfer 

cookies to a cooling rack to completely cool.

Enjoy

In the mood for some cowboy recipes check these out

Cowboy Recipe Style Meal

Cowboy Caviar




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