Description
Homemade cowboy cookie delight combines classic chocolate chip cookie goodness with hearty oats and nutty pecans. Rustic southwestern flavors make this treat perfect for sharing with family and friends who crave comforting, nostalgic desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups pecans (toasted and chopped)
- 1 ½ cups (140g) coconut (sweetened, shredded)
- 2 cups (340g) chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 cup (226g) butter (unsalted, softened)
- 1 cup (200g) brown sugar (light, firmly packed)
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 2 cups (184g) rolled oats
- 1 ¾ cups (248g) flour (all-purpose, unbleached)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
Instructions
- Create Dry Blend: Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large mixing bowl until perfectly combined and lump-free.
- Cream Butter Base: Using a stand mixer, blend room-temperature butter with brown and granulated sugars until the mixture becomes light, fluffy, and pale, creating a smooth foundation.
- Integrate Wet Components: Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Incorporate vanilla extract, ensuring a cohesive, silky texture throughout the mixture.
- Combine Ingredients: Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent tough cookie texture, maintaining a soft, delicate consistency.
- Enhance Dough: Carefully fold in chocolate chips, rolled oats, shredded coconut, and toasted pecans, distributing ingredients evenly for a balanced flavor profile.
- Chill and Prepare: Wrap dough securely and refrigerate for one hour. Fifteen minutes before removing, preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape and Bake: Scoop dough into rounded portions, placing them two inches apart on prepared sheets. Slightly flatten each cookie and bake for 13-16 minutes until edges turn golden and centers remain slightly soft.
- Cool and Serve: Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat the baking process with remaining dough, creating a delectable batch of Cowboy Cookie Delights.
Notes
- Chill for Maximum Flavor: Refrigerating the dough for an hour allows ingredients to marry, creating deeper, richer taste profiles and preventing excessive spreading during baking.
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture and avoid developing tough, dense results.
- Spacing Matters: Place cookie dough rounds 2 inches apart to ensure even baking and prevent cookies from merging into one another during the baking process.
- Watch Baking Time Carefully: Golden-brown edges indicate perfect doneness; remove cookies when centers remain slightly soft to guarantee a perfectly chewy, moist texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 364
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 144 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg