
An oven thermometer is the best $5 baking investment you can make! When my oven “beeps” to indicate pre-heating is done, it is usually 50-75 degrees below the target temperature. Geeky Tip: Oven temperatures vary wildly, so get an oven thermometer. Geeky Tip: Ingredients that are all the same temperature incorporate more easily and fully. Cut the butter into small pieces to help it come to room temperature. Let all ingredients come to room temperature.

My easy and delicious cowboy cookies will put a smile on the face of even the most dastardly outlaw in the Wild West! Nobody knows for sure if that’s where the cookie got its name, but one thing is certain: We were enamored with cowboys when the cookies got their start.”Īs with all my recipes, I use the scientific method to carefully craft them to ensure you get deliciously perfect results every time. The nutritious snack kept well and provided energy for long days in the Old West. Y’all might be thinking, “What in tarnation is a cowboy cookie? Why is it called that?” Lend an ear, partner, and I’ll tell ya.Īccording to, “The cowboy cookie is considered the first power bar of the plains. To learn more about the National Day of the Cowboy, click here! In honor of the National Day of the Cowboy, which is celebrated every year on the fourth Saturday in July, I wanted to share my cowboy cookies recipe with you. I’m all about easy clean up.Howdy, baking buckaroos! With the perfect proportions of pecans, chocolate chips, oats, and shredded coconut, these cowboy cookies will be your ace in the hole! I experimented with different amounts of those awesome ingredients to create the dadgum best-tasting cowboy cookies this side of the Mississippi! Whenever I need to cool cookies, I always place 2 pieces of wax paper under my supersize cooling rack. These came out perfectly! They had the best crisp to softness ratio. I’m not one to mess with what works… and these are working for me! Anyone else? The Silpat sheets are oldies but goodies. Otherwise, I get distracted and up with either 55 or 15 cookies… when the recipe says 35. It’s the only way I can maintain consistency when making cookies. I love the handy little cookie dough scooper. That’s my preference, but if you like the crispy, thinner cookies, keep leaving out all the dough!ĭoesn’t this cookie dough look good enough to eat? I’ve found that placing any cookie dough in the fridge makes less-spread and more solid cookie.

This dough is super easy to whip up and you can stash any extra dough in the fridge between batches. Otherwise, this recipe is like most other Cowboy cookie recipes– chocolate, oats, and salty pecans! If you love coconut (like me), toss in 1/2 cup at the end of mixing. I think traditional Cowboy cookies have coconut, but Jordan is not a fan so I don’t include them. Why are they called Cowboy Cookies? I’m not sure. I promise, once you have them… you will share the recipe but not your cookies. They are delicious, so I wanted to share this recipe with you. I whipped up a batch of my husband’s favorite cookies– the Cowboy Cookie! And gosh. Read my disclaimer page for more information.ĭo you have a favorite cookie recipe? One that’s so yummy that you don’t ever, ever, want to share? If you shop from my blog, I may be compensated for clicks or purchases that you make. Make this super easy cowboy cookie today! It’s the ultimate chocolate chip cookie that you’ll never share!
