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Cowboy Cookies

Soft and chewy cookies with loads of chocolate chips, chopped pecans, oats, and coconut. These jumbo-sized cowboy cookies are the BEST!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cowboy cookies, laura bush cookies, oatmeal cookies, pecan, texas cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
chill 30 minutes
Total Time 54 minutes
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 345kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup shredded coconut sweetened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugars in a separate bowl for 2-3 minutes using an electric mixer.
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  • Add flour mixture and oats to wet ingredients. Mix.
  • Stir in chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans.
  • Cover bowl and chill cookie dough for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cover baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop dough into 1/4 cup portions (4 Tbsp). and roll into balls.
  • Bake cookies, 6 cookies to a sheet, for 14-15 minutes.
  • Add a few extra chocolate chips to the top of each baked cookie, if desired.
    Let cookies cool ON the BAKING SHEET for 10-15 minutes. Cookies will seem undercooked at first but will finish baking on the baking sheets.

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Notes

Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Cowboy cookies freeze beautifully.
Don't want jumbo cookies? Scoop cookies using a 2 Tbsp. cookie scoop, 12 to a sheet. Adjust baking time to 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcal