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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! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chill Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 13 cookies
Calories: 270 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned whole-rolled oats not quick-cook or instant
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup Cornflakes or Special K cereal Frosted Flakes or a similar cereal may be substituted
  • ¾ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ cup pecans coarsely chopped (walnuts or raisins may be substituted)

Instructions

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  1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) add the egg, butter, sugars, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
  2. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  3. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the chocolate chips, Cornflakes, coconut, pecans, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  4. Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 13 equal-sized mounds of dough.*
  5. Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
  6. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes (11 minutes in my oven is just right), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
  7. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.

Notes

  • *Tip: Strategically place a few chocolate chips on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
  • Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 270kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 233mg (10%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 22g (44%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 13cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 270

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 270kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 233mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 22g 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.