Craving a cookie that's got a little bit of everything? These Cowboy Cookies are the best, and you don't have to chill the dough! They're packed with chocolate chips, chewy coconut, crunchy walnuts, and hearty oats, all warmed up with a touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
These are the best! We can't stop eating them! Definitely a recipe I'm saving! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -Nosheen
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Have you ever had the cowboy cookies from Colectivo? My family and I used to go there when I was younger (back when they were known as Alterra).
Every time we went, we'd get their cowboy cookies. They were so delicious and such a fun treat on our family trips!
I finally decided to make my own Chocolate Chip Cowboy Cookies recipe and it's even better because they are soft and warm fresh out of the oven! (Better than even Laura Bush's cowboy cookies, if I do say so myself!)
My freezer is always stocked with classic chocolate chip cookie dough balls, but every once in a while I treat myself to these special everything cookies! They're like a nutty, spiced version of my caramel coconut chocolate chunk cookies.
These chewy cookies are spiced with flavor from cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, and are filled with chocolate, coconut, walnuts and oats!
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Recipe Ingredients
Here are some helpful notes about the ingredients! For a full ingredient list with measurements, see the recipe card below.
- All-purpose flour: For the most accurate results, I highly recommend weighing your flour using a food scale. If measuring by volume, lightly spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off with a straight edge. Avoid scooping directly from the bag, which can pack the flour and lead to dry, puffy cookies.
- Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger: Use high-quality ground spices for the best flavor! If you don't love spices, feel free to reduce or omit them as needed.
- Brown sugar: Light or dark will work here. If you're using measuring cups instead of a scale, make sure it's packed firmly in the measuring cup.
- Unsalted butter: Room temperature butter creams best with the sugars & prevents spreading! This is when it's soft enough that your finger leaves a slight indent when pressed, but not so soft that it's greasy or melted.
- Eggs: Use large eggs and let them come to room temperature before getting started. Ingredients combine best when they're at the same temperature 😊
- Unsweetened shredded coconut: Coconut flakes can also be used, but I prefer shredded coconut for its texture. It also distributes a little more evenly throughout the cookies than flakes do! Whichever you use, make sure it's unsweetened.
- Old-fashioned oats: Avoid using instant oats - these will give you a different texture than old-fashioned oats.
- Chopped walnuts: Feel free to lightly toast the nuts for extra flavor if you like!
Add some cream cheese frosting and turn these into a Cowboy Cookie Cake!
How to Make Cowboy Cookies
Combine the dry ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda & powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
Mix together the wet ingredients.
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter & sugars using a hand mixer (or stand mixer). When they're light and fluffy, add the eggs and vanilla extract mixing after each addition.
Add the mix-ins.
Finish off the batter by mixing in all the tasty ingredients - chocolate chips, coconut, walnuts and oats! The best part? There's no need to chill the dough!
Scoop & bake.
Scoop the dough onto a cookie sheet (covered with parchment paper for easy clean-up) a couple inches apart. Bake them until the edges are lightly golden, and then let them cool for a few minutes. When they firm up a bit, move them over to a wire rack.
Expert Tips
- Use room temperature ingredients - take the eggs & butter out of the fridge and let them sit out for about 30 minutes before you start to bake. The ingredients will combine better when they're all at the same ambient temperature!
- Use a large scoop - A large cookie or ice cream scoop is the optimal size for these cookies. Even if you only have a small scoop, I recommend squeezing two small dough balls together to make larger cookies! They will be more gooey & chewy on the inside!
- Mix up the chocolate - Just using semisweet chocolate chips is great, but to make them even better, use a combination of chocolate chips & chunks! I like to mix in jumbo milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks and mini semisweet chips!
- Scoot the cookies! - This is probably my favorite cookie trick! If they come out of the oven looking a bit rough around the edges, take a large round item (like a biscuit cutter or sifter) and move it around the cookie to shape them back into a nice clean circle - like this!
FAQs & Storage
For sure! If you're more of a pecan fan, you can certainly substitute those for the walnuts.
I haven't tested them with gluten free ingredients, but would love to hear how it goes if you try it!
In an airtight container with a slice of bread at room temperature for up to 1 week. The bread will absorb moisture and keep the cookies soft & fresh! You can also store the baked cookies or unbaked cookie dough balls in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Take them out when they're very slightly tan around the edges. The centers should still look a bit uncooked, but they'll continue baking from the pan's heat and taking them out now ensure's they'll be soft and gooey!
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-Kayla
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Chocolate Chip Cowboy Cookies
Equipment
- Baking sheet(s)
- Large cookie scoop
- Cooling rack
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring spoons
- Scale or measuring cups
- Hand or stand mixer
- Whisk
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour weighed in grams for best results
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups (270 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips*
- 1½ cups (144 g) old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup (100 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup (120 g) chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (optional).
- In a small/medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla one at a time, and mix until light and fluffy.
- Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, just until combined.
- Gently mix in the chocolate chips, oats, coconut and walnuts (again, just until combined).
- Scoop dough balls with a large cookie (or ice cream) scoop. Place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are a light tan color.
- After a few minutes, carefully move the cookies from the baking sheet to a cooling rack.
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Notes
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Nosheen Babar says
These are the best! We can’t stop eating them! Definitely a recipe I’m saving!
Sherri says
DELICIOUS!
Thank you;>
Deanna says
Delicious, easy to follow recipe. Highly recommend!! Thank you for sharing!!
Kayla says
Thank you Deanna!! So happy you liked them! 🙂
Luzmaria says
I am not a cookie lover, there are very few cookies that make my list, but these... these cookies didn’t just make my top list, it is number 2 on my list!! I was skeptical at first having never heard of cowboy cookies but whoa, am I glad I baked them! I used walnuts and I could not stop snacking on these, I would take a few to my office and snack while I was doing my school. I don’t snack so the fact that these made me eat a lot of them, is a great review! Amazing flavor!!
Kayla says
I am so happy these made it into your top cookies and you loved snacking on them! They're my favorite 🙂
Liz says
These cookies were super easy to make and super easy to eat! There are so many delicious things packed into this cookie and the flavors work together so perfectly! My husband kept asking for more, so I guess I'll have to make these again...and again and again!! Delicious!
Kayla says
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you trying my cookies and am so happy you and your husband liked them!