Colorado Rocky Mountain High Cookies

When I was in Colorado, to help my daughter pack to move to Canada, I went through her pantry and put together leftover ingredients of this and that to make a batch of cookies.  With the high altitude it was an extra challenge. We really liked them, except that they spread out too much. I've tried to re-create them since then and this is what I came up with.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons pancake syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup each, granola and oatmeal OR 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
• 1 cup coconut
• 3/4 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped or slivered
• 1/2 cup Skor toffee bits

Method:

1. Beat butter and shortening well, adding sugar, syrup and vanilla. Continue beating until smooth, then blend in the eggs
2. Mix flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir into wet ingredients.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients, stirring until well blended.
4. Drop by rounded Tbsp onto greased cookie sheets. Flatten just slightly.
5. Bake at 350° F for about 12 minutes.
6. Remove from cookie sheets with lifter, once cooled. Yield: 4 dozen cookies

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