Best 8 The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipes

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In the realm of delectable treats, cowboy cookies stand tall as a testament to culinary excellence. These rustic gems, aptly named for their association with the rugged spirit of the Wild West, have captivated taste buds for generations with their irresistible combination of chewy oats, plump raisins, gooey chocolate chips, and a hint of cinnamon. Originating as a humble snack for weary cowboys embarking on long cattle drives, these cookies have evolved into a beloved indulgence enjoyed by people from all walks of life. As you embark on this culinary adventure, let us guide you through the art of crafting the ultimate cowboy cookies, ensuring that each bite transports you to a realm where flavors dance and memories are made.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

COWBOY COOKIES III



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These are yummy. If you can manage to get them to cook just the right way, they aren't crunchy, but soft and the tiniest bit chewy, and melt in your mouth!

Provided by Bonneroo

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ 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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 14.3 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 74.2 mg, Sugar 8.5 g

THE BEST COWBOY COOKIES RECIPE



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Have you've been searching for The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipe? THIS IS IT! Featuring coconut, pecans, cinnamon, chocolate, and oats - these cookies are thick, chewy, and so flavorful!

Provided by Ashley Manila

Categories     Dessert

Time 51m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter (melted until browned. )
1 and 1/2 cups (319 grams) light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup (99 grams) granulated sugar
2 large eggs (at room temperature)
1 large egg yolk (at room temperature)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 and 1/3 cups (270 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups (178 grams) old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup (60 grams) sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup (64 grams) pecans, roughly chopped (plus more for decorating )
12 ounces (340 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon flaky sea salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 (F). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
  • In a large bowl using a whisk, beat together the browned butter and both sugars until well combined, about 2 minutes. Don't worry if they look a little separated here.
  • Whisk in the eggs and yolk, beating until well combined. About 45 seconds. Whisk in the vanilla.
  • In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, oats, coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
  • Scoop 2-inch balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2-inches between each ball so they have room to spread.
  • Bake, one sheet at a time, in preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until cookies are golden and set at the edges and still slightly soft in the center.
  • Press extra chocolate chips and pecans on top of cookies when they come out of the oven (optional). Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.
  • Cool cookies on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

COWBOY COOKIES



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Provided by Rick Martinez

Categories     dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield about 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
2 cups (200 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup (90 grams) sweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups (150 grams) chopped pecans, toasted
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 sticks (16 tablespoons; 226 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed (215 grams) dark brown sugar
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups unsweetened cornflakes

Steps:

  • Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together the flour, oats, coconut, pecans and baking soda in a medium bowl until combined.
  • Beat the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes more. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula to combine completely. Add the cornflakes and mix on low speed until evenly distributed.
  • Using a 1-ounce (2-tablespoon) scoop, arrange 12 scoops of cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each.
  • Bake until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges, 14 to 16 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Let the baking sheet cool slightly, then continue baking with the remaining cookie dough.

WYOMING COWBOY COOKIES



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These cookies are very popular here in Wyoming. Mix up a batch for your crew and see why. -Patsy Steenbock, Shoshoni, Wyoming

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups old-fashioned oats
2 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Place coconut and pecans on a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted, stirring every 2 minutes. Set aside to cool. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt Add to creamed mixture; beat well. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips and toasted coconut and pecans. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° about 12 minutes or until browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 134mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

COWBOY COOKIES



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This recipe came to The Times in 2000 during the Bush-Gore presidential campaign when Family Circle magazine ran cookie recipes from each of the candidates' wives and asked readers to vote. Laura Bush's cowboy cookies, a classic chocolate chip cookie that's been beefed up with oats, pecans, coconut and cinnamon, beat Tipper Gore's ginger snaps by a mile. Here is an adaptation of that winning recipe.

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     weekday, dessert

Time 35m

Yield 3 to 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups unsweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
  • In a very large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars, and combine thoroughly.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
  • Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
  • For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
  • Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 313, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 163 milligrams, Sugar 24 grams, TransFat 0 grams

THE BEST COWBOY COOKIES



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This recipe came from my friend's grandmother. It's a hit whenever I make them. They should be called the vanishing cookie! I always make a double batch, so the recipe is doubled.

Provided by CindyPie

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 72 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups brown sugar
3 cups white sugar
3 cups butter (softened)
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups rice crispy rice cereal
3 cups oatmeal
3 cups coconut

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix together the Rice Crispies, oatmeal and coconut--set aside.
  • Sift together flour, soda, powder and salt--set aside.
  • In a very large bowl, cream brown sugar, white sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal mixture and mix together. I use my hands (scrubbed first!) for this part--it's easier.
  • Drop by spoonful on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes depending on your oven. If you like them soft.bake less.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.5, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 35.8, Sodium 186.6, Carbohydrate 29.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 17.6, Protein 2.5

COWBOY COOKIES II



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We made these cookies in school during the 1950s. They are delicious. May substitute butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, or raisins for chocolate chips.

Provided by Lynne

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 66

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Blend shortening and sugars together. Add eggs, and beat until fluffy. Whisk together flour, soda, salt, and baking powder; mix into the egg mixture. Stir in oats, vanilla, and chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.1 g, Cholesterol 5.6 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 44.2 mg, Sugar 9.1 g

THE "BEST" COWBOY COOKIES



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Has everything you love in a cookie!!!! I make these for my family all the time and they never last long. I even sent these to my brother when he was deployed to Saudi Arabia.

Provided by Mebriella

Categories     Chocolate Chip Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 20 cookies, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a second bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat for another 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.
  • Stir in the flour mixture, blending until just combined. Add the chips, oats, coconut, and pecans and stir until fully incorporated.
  • Using a standard ice cream scoop, drop onto an ungreased baking sheet, making sure to allow plenty of room between cookies.
  • Bake for 13 minutes or until the edges are set and golden brown.
  • Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes before placing on a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.7, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 36.9, Sodium 263.7, Carbohydrate 38.2, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 24.7, Protein 3.6

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the taste of your cookies.
  • Make sure your butter is at room temperature. This will help the cookies spread properly.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make the cookies dry.

Conclusion:

Cowboy cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They are perfect for a quick snack or a special occasion. With a few simple tips, you can make the best cowboy cookies ever. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed.

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