They’re so much better than chocolate chip cookies.
Grant Webster
If you’re ready for a twist onchocolate chip cookies, try making cowboy cookies.
These thick cookies are loaded with chocolate, nuts, coconut, and cinnamon.
Credit:Grant Webster
Adding regular rolled oats helps ensure each bite is perfectly chewy.
Here’s our best cowboy cookie recipe and our favorite tips for customizing it.
What Are Cowboy Cookies?
Cowboy cookies are similar to a basic chocolate cookie in preparation.
They’redrop cookiesmade with chocolate chips, but the recipe also calls for oats, coconut, and pecans.
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Watch closely once the foam dissipates, it will quickly go from browned to burned.
Transfer browned butter to a large bowl.
Mix Dough
Whisk brown and granulated sugar into browned butter.
Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in flour mixture.
Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and pecans.
Form Cookies and Bake
Roll dough in 2-inch balls (3 Tbsp scoop).
Place two inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake until edges are set and lightly browned, 12 minutes.
Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, if desired.
Cool on cookie sheets 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
