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Close-up shot of warm chocolate chip oatmeal cookies cooling on a wire rack over the white marble cooktop. A single cookie is broken in half, revealing the gooey chocolate inside.

Cowboy Cookies Recipe

These Cowboy Cookies are a chewy, delicious treat packed with oats and chocolate chips. Perfect for sharing, they offer a perfect balance of sweetness and texture in every bite, easy to make!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 60
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 95
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
  • Electric mixer (optional)
  • Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    Close-up shot of a glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop, filled with all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. A metal whisk is mid-motion, blending the dry ingredients.
  3. In another bowl, beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
    Close-up shot of another glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop, where softened butter, white sugar, and packed brown sugar are being beaten together into a creamy consistency. A hand mixer is partially visible.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
    Close-up shot of another glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop, where softened butter, white sugar, and packed brown sugar are being beaten together into a creamy consistency. A hand mixer is partially visible.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and combine well.
    Close-up shot of the dry ingredients gradually being incorporated into the wet mixture in the glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop. The dough is thickening as it’s mixed.
  6. Stir in rolled oats and chocolate chips.
    Close-up shot of rolled oats and semisweet chocolate chips being stirred into the thick cookie dough in the glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop. A wooden spoon is folding them in evenly.
  7. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a lined baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
    Close-up shot of a parchment-lined baking sheet on the white marble cooktop, with spoonfuls of cookie dough evenly spaced 2 inches apart, ready to be baked.
  8. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a rack before serving.
    Close-up shot of warm chocolate chip oatmeal cookies cooling on a wire rack over the white marble cooktop. A single cookie is broken in half, revealing the gooey chocolate inside.