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Cowboy Cookie Recipe

December 23, 2015 By Louise 14 Comments

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Cowboy Cookies

Meet the perfect cookie... the Cowboy Cookie! 

For as long as I can remember, the Cowboy Cookie has been a star player on any cookie tray our family put together and for good reason! The Cowboy Cookie is crisp on the outside, but has a decadent chewiness when you bite into it; satisfying both crisp cookie lovers and chewy cookie lovers!

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Cowboy Cookies... I get a smile on my face every time I think about them.

I promise they will put a smile on your face too!

I've eaten a lot of chocolate chip cookies over the years and tried out numerous different recipes, but always come back to this one... it's absolutely perfect!  Many cowboy cookie recipes call for coconut and other various ingredients, but I choose to keep mine simple and straightforward... chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

I sure would love to know how they got their name... any one who knows, do tell!

A dark chocolate lovers dream cookie

I absolutely LOVE using dark chocolate chips instead of semi sweet in my Cowboy Cookie Recipe, but feel free to use semi sweet, milk chocolate or peanut butter for that matter. Hmm... now there's an idea, a cowboy cookie with both chocolate and peanut butter chips!

Isn't that the beauty of a cookie dough? You can mix up the basic batter and add any other ingredients to make it your own work of edible art. Sky's the limit! I'd love to hear what you would add to your Cowboy Cookie Recipe?

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WARNING: These cookies are so addictive, I've eaten three... okay five while writing this post!

What you'll need for the Cowboy Cookie Recipe:

Cowboy Cookie Recipe

  • Butter- room temp
  • Sugar
  • Brown Sugar
  • Crisco (or other shortening)
  • Eggs- room temp
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Baking Soda
  • Oats
  • Vanilla
  • Dark Chocolate Chips

Step One:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a stand mixer (hand held beater works too), cream together your butter, shortening, white and brown sugars until evenly mixed. Add one egg at a time, incorporating into butter mixture. Add Vanilla and mix until incorporated.

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Step Two:

Sift together flour, salt, baking soda into a mixing bowl. (quick tip for sifting dry ingredients, use a fine mesh strainer. It's much faster than those clicky sifters!) Add oats and mix to incorporate. Gradually add in dry ingredients with mixer on low. Scrape down sides of bowl and mix until all ingredients are incorporated together.

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Step Three:

Fold in chocolate chips, making sure they are well incorporated so every cookie has a chip or five! Drop onto cookie sheet using a small cookie scoop for 3" cookies or a medium cookie scoop for 4" cookies. Bake in preheated oven for about 14 minutes or just until they are starting to look done. They will be pale, not golden when coming out of the oven. Remove from oven, let sit on cookie sheet for about a minute then transfer to cooling racks. Store in airtight containers or bags. Can be frozen... but they never last that long in our house! If you like a crunchier cookie, just leave them in the oven for a minute or two longer.

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Step Four:

Eat and Enjoy!

Cowboy Cookies

 

 

 

 

 

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Cowboy Cookie Recipe

Recipe by The Salted PepperFollow us on Pinterest!
Simply put.... the best chocolate chip cookie EVER!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time14 mins
Total Time24 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip cookie, christmas cookie, cookie, cowboy cookie
Servings: 54 cookies
Calories: 137kcal
Author: The Salted Pepper

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Butter room temp
  • 1/2 Cup Crisco Shortening room temp
  • 1 Cup White Sugar
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs room temp
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 Cups Oats
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 2 1/2 Cups Dark Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bring butter and eggs to room temperature
  • Using a stand or hand held mixer, cream together the butter, shortening and both sugars. Add one egg at a time and mix to incorporate
  • Add in Vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl
  • Sift flour, salt and baking soda together, add in oats and mix to incorporate
  • Gradually add in dry ingredients while mixing on low. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed
  • Once all ingredients are incorporated, fold in chocolate chips
  • Drop by the teaspoon or *cookie scoop on to cookie sheets. Bake in preheated oven for about 14 minutes or until the cookies just start to brown
  • Remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheet for about a minute, then transfer to cooling racks
  • Once cooled, place in airtight containers or bags
  • Eat & Enjoy!

Notes

* Small Cookie Scoop makes 3 inch cookies (yield: about 65)
* Medium Cookie Scoop makes 3.5 inch cookies (yield: about 54)
 
For a crunchy exterior with a chewy center, remove from oven when they are pale in color just before they turn golden. 
For a crunchy cookie, leave in the oven until they turn golden. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 76mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.5mg

 

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  1. Lauren

    December 10, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    If I use the ninja digital oven to make these, what time and temperature would you suggest?

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 10, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      In the flip oven, I did 325F on bake for 10 minutes and they were cooked perfectly. In the XL, I would probably keep the temp at 325F, but let the oven preheat for 5 minutes before putting the trays in.

      Reply
  2. Danielle

    December 02, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    5 stars
    These look like cookie perfection! Yum!

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 03, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      We eat them up so fast around here!

      Reply
  3. Tracy

    December 02, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    5 stars
    I've never heard them called cowboy cookies before! But chewy on the inside, yessss please. Love that crisp and then soft inside.

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 03, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      The perfect cookie!

      Reply
  4. Alina | Cooking Journey Blog

    December 02, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    5 stars
    Never heard of cowboy cookies! The name is great and if you say it can put smile on the face...definitely need to try them!

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 03, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      It does put a smile on your face, doesn't it?

      Reply
  5. Jacqueline Debono

    December 02, 2018 at 4:09 pm

    5 stars
    Love the name cowboy cookie and would also love to know why they are called that! They look delicious. On my to-make cookie list!

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    • Louise

      December 03, 2018 at 1:14 pm

      I have not been able to track down the name, but I think it can be a pile it on cookie with different add ins and hence the name "cowboy." I prefer mine very simple with dark chocolate only.

      Reply
  6. Mike Hultquist

    December 02, 2018 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    Cowboy cookies! Printing this immediately and making a double batch. If it's chewy on the inside, I"m totally in!

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 02, 2018 at 3:42 pm

      Be careful not to overcook them or they will be a crunchy cookie. They are pale, not golden when coming out of the oven. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Nicole C Tingwall

    December 02, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    5 stars
    where has this cookie been all my life?!? This sounds like the ultimate cookie!

    Reply
    • Louise

      December 02, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      They really are delicious!

      Reply

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