Cowboy Cookies. Loved the cookies and so did the rest of the family. I used walnuts because that is the nut I had. I also added chopped dried cherries to the batter when I added the nuts and coconut. All you need is a cold glass of milk. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.

Add eggs and the vanilla and beat until well blended. Cowboy Cookies are like a kitchen sink Chocolate Chip Cookie meets Oatmeal Cookie with lots of mix-ins or like a Monster Cookie without the peanut butter and m&ms. They have added coconut which adds a delicious chewy texture (the brown sugar in this recipe also adds a delicious brown sugar quality to the cookies too). You can have Cowboy Cookies using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cowboy Cookies

Prepare 1 cup of Butter or shortening.
Prepare 1 cup of Brown sugar (packed).
You need 1 1/2 cup of Flour.
You need 1 tsp of Salt.
It's 1 cup of Sugar.
You need 2 of Eggs.
You need 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
Prepare 1 tsp of Baking soda.
Prepare 3 cup of Oatmeal.
It's 1 packages of Chocolate chips (12 ounce).

Cowboy Cookies are one of those amazing cookies where you throw a ton of delicious extras in some dough. This is a popular recipe in Texas that my sister, who lives there, texted to me a while back. Cowboy cookies are still a delicious treat. This recipe takes a bakery style cookie dough and adds in chocolate chips, oats, chopped pecans, and coconut flakes.

Cowboy Cookies instructions

Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
Add flour and salt mix until well blended.
Add sugar and mix until well blended.
Add eggs, vanilla and baking soda mix until well blended.
Stir in oatmeal.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Dough will be thick. You can use a hand mixer until you add the oatmeal after that you must rely on our own strength. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 to 14 minutes depending on how big you like your cookies. Recipe can be doubled!!.

Just be careful, these cookies are dangerously addicting and it's hard to eat just one. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. Cowboy Cookies — These cowboy cookies are packed with oats, chocolate chips, Cornflakes, and shredded coconut. This is a flexible recipe that you can make with different mix-ins to suit whatever is in your pantry! Hearty ingredients take a toll on texture.