This post will show you how to make a big batch of delicious cookies inspired by the pioneer woman cowboy cookies. You’ll wonder how you ever lived without them. They are easy to make so you’ll be baking them all the time.
Forget about other oatmeal cookies because these are in a league of their own. They’re wonderfully chewy, stay soft for days, and have a satisfying thickness. Loaded with chocolate chips, pecans, coconut, and oats, these cookies are not your average size—they’re made with 1/4 cup of dough each, resulting in hearty treats that are the perfect size to enjoy in one sitting.
What are cowboy cookies?
The combination of flavors is reminiscent of a cookie that Laura Bush made in 2000 for the First Lady’s Bake Off. These cookies were made famous by former First Lady Laura Bush, who submitted them for a baking contest during the 2000 presidential election. Her Texas-sized, cowboy cookies beat out her competitor Tipper Gore’s ginger snap recipe, and they began their road to fame from there!
PIONEER WOMAN COWBOY COOKIES INGREDIENTS
Dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt
Wet ingredients: softened butter (I always use salted), white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla
Mix-ins: old-fashioned oatmeal or quick oats (NOT instant or steel cut), semisweet chocolate chips, chopped pecans, coconut flakes (sweetened)
HOW TO MAKE PIONEER WOMAN COWBOY COOKIES
Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugars for a few minutes, until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Mix dry and wet ingredients together.
Stir in oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut flakes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and cover the baking sheets with parchment paper.
Scoop dough into 1/4 cup portions. Roll into balls and place 6 cookie dough balls on each cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie down a little bit with the palm of your hand so they are not round.
Bake the cookies for 14-15 minutes. The centers will seem slightly underdone and that’s what you want.
Add a few additional chocolate chips to the top of each cookie, if desired. This gives the cookies a prettier gourmet look.
Let cookies cool completely on baking sheets.
Store cookies in an airtight container. These cookies freeze beautifully too!
DELICIOUS COWBOY COOKIES VARIATIONS
Nut variations: walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia, chopped almonds.
Chocolate Variations: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate.
Additional mix-in ideas: raisins, dried cranberries, Skor bits.
Cowboy Cookies
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- cookie sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars in a separate bowl for 2-3 minutes using an electric mixer
- Mix in eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and oats to wet ingredients. Mix
- Stir in chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans.
- Cover bowl and chill cookie dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cover baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough into 1/4 cup portions (4 Tbsp). and roll into balls.
- Bake cookies, 6 cookies to a sheet, for 14-15 minutes.
- Add a few extra chocolate chips to the top of each baked cookie, if desired.Let cookies cool ON the BAKING SHEET for 10-15 minutes. Cookies will seem undercooked at first but will finish baking on the baking sheets.
Notes
Conclusion to pioneer woman cowboy cookies
I hope you will bake up a batch of these cookies and leave a comment below how they turned out. I know this recipe will not let you down. They always turn out perfect. There is no need to buy oatmeal or chocolate cookies anymore when you can make delicious pioneer woman cowboy cookies at home.
While you are here check out my recipe for soft pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting. They are moist and delicious and the cream cheese frosting is so good you’ll be licking it off the spoon.
Also try the most delicious pumpkin bread with cinnamon sugar swirl topping
The original Pioneer Woman cowboy cookie recipe and instructions can be found on her site here.
