These Cowboy Cookies taste like they came from a fancy bakery! They are thick and soft and full of nutty goodness!
Can I use walnuts instead of pecans for cowboy cookies? Can I toast the nuts?
Toasting the pecans is not necessary, but can improve their texture and flavor, making them richer and crispier. You can easily toast them by placing them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in a single layer for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Do I need a stand mixer to make cowboy cookies?
These cookies can be made without a stand mixer, but you will at the very minimum need an electric hand mixer in order to whip the butter and sugars together in the same way.
How can I make my cookies taller and thicker?
If you want these cookies to be extra thick and tall, shape the dough into balls and then refrigerate or freeze. This will help slow the spreading that occurs when baking. Baking the dough straight from the freezer will produce the tallest cookie.
What kind of oats should I use?
We recommend using quick oats in this recipe as it gives the cookies a nice chewy texture, without being overwhelming. Old fashioned oats can be used if you want an even chewier texture, but we don’t recommend using steal cut oats.
If you like these cookies, you may be interested in some of our other delicious cookie recipes:
- Perfectly Soft Sugar Cookies
- Cinnamon Roll Cookies
- Chocolate Turtle Cookies
- Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Kiss Cookies
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Love her style and easy to understand instructions!
These are fabulous!! I’ve made them several times. Super simple and delicious. Great job Rachel!!
They really look good. I am going to try making them.
I have old fashion oats do I just put them in as is or do I put them in a food processor . Also I don’t like pecan/walnuts or the coconut will that be fine to leave them out? Will it still taste great?
Love these cookies!!! Only one problem…….they disappear too quickly!!!???
Cookies look great, but mine tend to flatten instead of staying round/thick! What am I doing wrong?
When this happens, I first check to make sure the baking soda is fresh. If your baking soda is old, your cookies will tend to be flatter than intended.
Try chillin the dough before baking. I make balls of dough first, then chill them in the tray in the fridge, and finally I flatten them with my palm and into the oven they go.
I made them today and totally read the recipe wrong so put in twice the white sugar by accident but they still turned out perfect! I am not a pecan eater so I substituted almonds. I’d add a pic but there’s not an option. ♥️
Inhave my mother in laws recipe. My husband loved them, I left out the coconut
These look delicious and I can’t wait to give them a try! I only have sweetened coconut flakes. Can I use them and just reduce the amount of granulated sugar by 1/4 cup or so?
I’ve had better, that friends have made, through the years. These are too, floury. Maybe, I’m thinking of an everything type of cookie. The hunt continues. My husband was shock, that I even baked. But, hey, when you’re self quarantined, ya gotta keep busy. ?
Just made these this evening and they turned out beautifully. I made 12 large cookies- they came out of the oven looking just like the picture and boy are they ever delicious. If you’ve never made cowboy cookies, I highly recommend you fire up your mixer ASAP and give these bad boy’s a whirl!
So glad I found you! Your recipes look delicious. Time to start baking.
Just tried these. Very good. Had to use hand mixer which took longer,
Can I use Splenda and a different type of flour?
i.e.spelt,garbanzo bean etc.
We have not tried artificial sweeteners or other flours, so we cannot recommend them. It is usually not an easy substitute, and the cookie will turn out very different in texture and taste if made with other flours.
Would it be okay to use unsalted butter or would it throw the flavour off entirely?
You can use either salted or unsalted butter.