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October 26, 2012 By Emily 13 Comments

Cowboy Cookies

Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: chocolate chips, coconut, coconut oil, oats, pecans

Thick, delicious Cowboy Cookies are loaded with coconut, chocolate, oats and pecans.
Thick, delicious Cowboy Cookies are loaded with coconut, chocolate, oats and pecans.
Last saturday we attended a 1st birthday party for the son of one of my best friends, it was an adorable western themed celebration. She literally went all out – cow balloons and cake, bandanas, Sheriff stars, stick on mustaches and even themed food; it was a blast!
The party favors were absolutely adorable too, Mason jars of cowboy cookie mix. Today’s recipe is an adaptation of the award winning “Cowboy Cookies” by Laura Bush. A thick, delicious cookie loaded with a blend of coconut, chocolate, oats and pecans. I wanted to lighten the recipe up just a bit, without sacrificing any flavor and so coconut oil seemed just the perfect fit. These cookies not only smell amazing… they taste it too, enjoy and happy baking!
Thick, delicious Cowboy Cookies are loaded with coconut, chocolate, oats and pecans.
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Cowboy Cookies

Prep 1 hour, 10 mins

Cook 12 mins

Total 1 hour, 22 mins

Author Emily

Yield 1 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c + 2 Tbs flour
  • 3 Tbs brown sugar
  • 3 Tbs sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 c chocolate chips
  • 1/4 c old fashioned oats
  • 1/4 c shredded sweetened coconut
  • 1/4 c pecans, chopped
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 Tbs coconut oil
  • 1 Tbs almond milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  2. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, egg yolk, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla, until the cookie dough starts to come together.
  3. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  4. Preheat your oven to 350º and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  5. Divide the dough into 12 balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet, bake for 11-12 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool 5 minutes, serve warm.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Courses cookie, dessert

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Comments

  1. Jocelyn says

    October 26, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    I love that you lightened these up with the coconut oil. It is my new go to for recipes!!!

    Reply
  2. Emma @ Food, Fork and Good says

    October 26, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Ahh these look yummy and crumbly! Have to say that kids’ birthday party sounded awesome, I’m very jealous!

    Reply
  3. misssrobin says

    October 27, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    Yum! Thanks for sharing.

    Happy Sharefest. Have a great weekend.

    Reply
  4. Amanda says

    October 27, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    Yum!

    Just dropping by from Saturday Sharefest. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

    Reply
  5. Carli Alice says

    October 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    OMG these look great. I do bake vegan though because my husband can’t have eggs or dairy. How could I substitute the egg yolk? Right now I can’t think of anything.

    Happy Saturday Sharefest!

    Reply
    • Emily Dicks says

      October 27, 2012 at 6:53 pm

      You could do ripe, mashed banana. But I would recommend this substitute: http://www.food.com/recipe/flax-vegan-egg-substitute-104832

      Reply
    • Amie says

      October 28, 2012 at 10:09 pm

      There is a product called The Vegg it’s a vegan egg yolk substitute you can find out more about it at http://www.thevegg.com they also have a Facebook page

      Reply
  6. Khloé Belle Gadson says

    October 27, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Yum! Delicious. Sounds like my type of party I’d design.

    Reply
  7. Eva Gallant says

    October 29, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    I am drooling looking at those cookies and reading the recipe! I definitely will have to try them. I just stopped by from SITS to say hello; hope you find time to return the visit.

    Reply
  8. Stephen + Natalie says

    October 30, 2012 at 5:08 am

    Mmm! These look delicious!

    Reply
  9. tumblecontessa says

    November 1, 2012 at 12:00 am

    This sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing at Gingersnap. I hope you will share them at my holiday cookie exchange: http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/2012-cookie-exchange-cookies-and-memories/

    Reply
    • Emily Dicks says

      November 1, 2012 at 12:08 pm

      I’d love to, thanks!

      Reply
  10. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    November 6, 2012 at 2:41 am

    I’ll have 2 please 😉 Thank you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I’m looking forward to seeing what you share this week! 🙂

    Reply

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