The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipe

Cowboy cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipe

Ashley Manila

Searching for the best cowboy cookies recipe? THIS IS IT! Featuring coconut, pecans, cinnamon, chocolate, and oats. These golden brown oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are thick, chewy, and so flavorful! No chilling required - roll the cookie dough into balls and bake.

4.91 from 84 votes

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 11

Inactive Time 10

Total Time 51

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

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 and 1/2 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
1 and 3/4 cups (156 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

Instructions

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.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/the-best-cowboy-cookies-recipe/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-50679":{"type":"food","name":"The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipe","slug":"wprm-the-best-cowboy-cookies-recipe","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cowboy-Cookies-123er4r-1-of-1.jpg","rating":{"count":84,"total":412,"average":4.91,"type":{"comment":84,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"1","unit":"cup (227 grams)","name":"unsalted butter","notes":"melted until browned. ","unit_id":5001,"id":1058,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup (227 grams)","unitParsed":"cup (227 grams)"}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1 and 1\/2","unit":"cups (319 grams)","name":"light brown sugar, packed","notes":"","unit_id":5002,"id":1007,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1 and 1\/2","unit":"cups (319 grams)","unitParsed":"cups (319 grams)"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup (99 grams)","name":"granulated sugar","notes":"","unit_id":5003,"id":989,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup (99 grams)","unitParsed":"cup (99 grams)"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"2","unit":"large","name":"eggs","notes":"at room temperature","unit_id":4984,"id":4915,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"large","unitParsed":"large"}}},{"uid":14,"amount":"1","unit":"large ","name":"egg yolk","notes":"at room temperature","unit_id":4984,"id":4916,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"large ","unitParsed":"large "}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"2 and 1\/2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"pure vanilla extract","notes":"","unit_id":4983,"id":926,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2 and 1\/2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"2 and 1\/3","unit":"cups (270 grams) ","name":"all-purpose flour","notes":"","unit_id":5004,"id":901,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2 and 1\/3","unit":"cups (270 grams) ","unitParsed":"cups (270 grams) "}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"baking soda","notes":"","unit_id":4974,"id":956,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground cinnamon","notes":"","unit_id":4974,"id":921,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":9,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","unit_id":4974,"id":903,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":10,"amount":"1 and 3\/4","unit":"cups (156 grams)","name":"old-fashioned oats","notes":"","unit_id":6145,"id":1629,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1 and 3\/4","unit":"cups (156 grams)","unitParsed":"cups (156 grams)"}}},{"uid":11,"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup (60 grams)","name":"sweetened flaked coconut","notes":"","unit_id":5006,"id":3085,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup (60 grams)","unitParsed":"cup (60 grams)"}}},{"uid":12,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup (64 grams)","name":"pecans, roughly chopped","notes":"plus more for decorating ","unit_id":5007,"id":2135,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup (64 grams)","unitParsed":"cup (64 grams)"}}},{"uid":13,"amount":"12","unit":"ounces (340 grams) ","name":"semi-sweet chocolate chips","notes":"","unit_id":5008,"id":915,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"12","unit":"ounces (340 grams) ","unitParsed":"ounces (340 grams) "}}},{"uid":15,"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"flaky sea salt","notes":"optional","unit_id":4974,"id":1318,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}}],"originalServings":"2","originalServingsParsed":2,"currentServings":"2","currentServingsParsed":2,"currentServingsFormatted":"2","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}