Pink Cowboy Cookies

Pink Cowboy Cookies

Everything is always better when it is pink! This is a classic cowboy cookie recipe mixed with some extra color. If you're not a fan of pink, feel free to use any other color you can imagine! 

Ingredients:

1/2 C butter (softened)

1/2 C brown sugar

1/2 C granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda 

1/4 tsp salt 

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 C oats

1 C chocolate chips 

1 C MnMs
Red food coloring

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Cream together the butter and sugars. 

3. Add in the egg and vanilla extract. 

4. Add in the red food coloring until it is the pink hue that you want, it will lose some of the color once you bake it. 

5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and oats. 

6. Slowly add these dry ingredients to the pink mixture. 

7. Fold in the chocolate chips and MnMs. 

8. Place in 1inch balls on the baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.