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    Broken Oven Baking » Recipes » Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Cowboy Cookies

    Published: Sep 16, 2020 · Modified: Dec 3, 2021 by Kayla Burton · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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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!) These cookies are spiced with flavor from cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, and are filled with chocolate, coconut, walnuts and oats!

    Cowboy cookies stacked on a plate.
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    • What You Need to Make this Cookie Recipe
    • Step by Step Instructions
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs & Storage
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    What You Need to Make this Cookie Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • All purpose flour
    • Baking soda
    • Baking powder
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • Ginger
    • Salt
    • Vanilla extract
    • Granulated sugar
    • Light brown sugar
    • Eggs
    • Unsalted butter
    • Chocolate chips
    • Unsweetened shredded coconut
    • Old fashioned oats
    • Chopped walnuts

    Equipment:

    • Baking sheets
    • Cookie scoop (I recommend a large one)
    • Mixing bowls
    • Measuring spoons
    • Scale or measuring cups
    • Hand or stand mixer
    • Spatula
    • Whisk
    • Cooling rack

    Add some cream cheese frosting and turn these into a Cowboy Cookie Cake!

    Ingredients needed to make chewy chocolate chip cowboy cookies.

    Step by Step Instructions

    Step 1 (Picture 1 below) - Combine the dry ingredients.
    In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda & powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

    Step 2 (Picture 2 below) - 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.

    Step 3 (Picture 3 below) - Add the good stuff.
    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!

    Step 4 (Picture 4 below) - Scoop & bake the cookies.
    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.

    Whisking dry ingredients in a bowl.
    Wet cookie ingredients mixed in a bowl.
    Mixing cowboy cookie dough with a hand mixer.
    A large cookie scoop with cowboy cookie dough.

    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 the right coconut - Coconut comes in a few different forms! I've found that unsweetened and shredded coconut works best in these cookies. Since they're unsweetened, you can control the sweetness with the added sugar in the recipe and shredded is finer than flaked coconut!

    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!

    Close up top view of a cowboy cookie with a melted chocolate chunk on top.

    Recipe FAQs & Storage

    Can I swap the walnuts for pecans?

    For sure! If you're more of a pecan fan, you can certainly substitute those for the walnuts.

    Can these be made gluten free?

    I haven't tested them with gluten free ingredients, but would love to hear how it goes if you try it!

    How should I store these?

    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.

    How do I know when the cookies are done baking?

    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!

    A cowboy cookie laying on the counter with a bite taken out of it, revealing melted chocolate chips inside.

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    📖 Recipe

    Chocolate Chip Cowboy Cookies

    Kayla Burton
    These cowboy cookies have chocolate chips, oats, shredded coconut and walnuts. They're perfectly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. What more can you ask for?!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 22 cookies
    Calories 356 kcal

    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 all-purpose flour
    • 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 (2 sticks) unsalted butter room temperature
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
    • 2 large eggs room temperature
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 1½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*
    • 1½ cups old-fashioned oats
    • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
    • 1 cup 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.

    Notes

    *I recommend using a mix of chocolate chips and chunks, like jumbo milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks and mini semisweet chips!
    Store baked cookies at room temperature in a container with a slice of bread for 1 week. The bread absorbs moisture, keeping them nice & soft!
    You can also store baked cookies in the freezer for 1 month.
    To make ahead: Scoop balls of cookie dough and freeze them for up to 1 month. When you want to bake them, take them out of the freezer and place them on a baking sheet while the oven preheats & bake until the edges are lightly golden.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 162mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 3gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 302IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Deanna says

      June 26, 2021 at 7:34 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious, easy to follow recipe. Highly recommend!! Thank you for sharing!!

      Reply
      • Kayla says

        June 27, 2021 at 3:01 pm

        Thank you Deanna!! So happy you liked them! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Luzmaria says

      December 13, 2020 at 2:10 pm

      5 stars
      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!!

      Reply
      • Kayla says

        December 13, 2020 at 7:46 pm

        I am so happy these made it into your top cookies and you loved snacking on them! They're my favorite 🙂

        Reply
    3. Liz says

      October 08, 2020 at 9:06 pm

      5 stars
      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!

      Reply
      • Kayla says

        October 08, 2020 at 9:14 pm

        Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you trying my cookies and am so happy you and your husband liked them!

        Reply

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