As some of you may know, my daughter is a chef and is always coming up with interesting recipes. I asked her to think up a recipe for Cowboy cookies and she did. These yummy cookies are now a family favorite. My daughter wasn’t thrilled when I called them Cow Pies, but the name stuck and it makes the grandkids giggle. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.
Cow Pie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 2 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips
- 1 cup of pretzel Bits
- ¾ cup chopped pecans toasted
- 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
Directions
- Place pecans on a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted, stirring every 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture; beat well. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, pretzels, and pecans.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle the sea salt flakes on top. Bake at 350° for about 12 minutes or until brown. Move to wire racks to cool.
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they sound delicious.
I love fudge.
denise
Hi Denise, I can’t imagine Christmas without fudge. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Happy Holidays. Rum Balls are my favorite treat.
Yum. I like Rum Balls, too. I’ll have to dig out my old recipe. Happy Holidays!
Sounds wonderful. I love seven layer cookies.
Hi Debra, I don’t think I’ve ever h ad a seven layer cookie. Sounds good, though. Merry Christmas.
Little bit of dark chocolate. Not much on sweets anymore.
I’m a chocolate fan, too. I wish I could give up sweets. LOL. Merry Christmas.
Dark Chocolate bark and mince meat tarts.
Hi Kathleen, you don’t hear about mince meat tarts much anymore. I remember those from when I was a child. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you for the delicious cookie recipe.
Merry Christmas to you, too, Tonya. Hoping for a bright New Year.
My favorite holiday treats are fudge and frosted sugar cookies.
You can’t go wrong with fudge and frosted sugar cookies. Yum. Have a very Merry Christmas.
These look so good. I like peanut butter whirls
Hi Debra, I love peanut butter cookies. Not sure if I ever had a whirl, but they sound yummy. Thank you for sharing.
Merry Christmas. Oh what a wonderful recipe. I love the name. Brings back so many wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing and please thank your daughter for coming up with these.
Hi Lori, I’ll pass your thanks along to my daughter. Have a very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing the recipe! Homemade candies are wonderful at Christmas.
Hi Melanie, I so agree. Homemade goodies are the best. Have a wonderful Christmas.
These sound good. I love peanut brittle. Merry Christmas!
Ooh,ooh, peanut brittle. I want some. LOL. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Sounds yummy!! Homemade candies are wonderful and do not compare to store bought! Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Jan, you’re so right. Homemade candies are the best. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! The Cow Pie Cookies sounds delicious. I like homemade fudge.
Hi Caryl, you can’t beat homemade fudge. I swear I’ve gained 5 pounds just by reading today’s comments. LOL. Have a very Merry Christmas.
Margaret, these sound wonderful! And how great to have a chef in the family! I wish I could just make up a good recipe like that–I have to have a “RECIPE” to follow when I make anything. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Hi Cheryl, I’m with you. I need a recipe to follow, and even then things don’t always come out right. Do have a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you for sharing the cookie recipe, it sounds delicious! I love the Thumbprint jam cookies and I also like the Hershey Kiss cookies. May you and your family have a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas.
Hi Alicia, we use to make Thumbprint jam cookies. Those were so much fun to make. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year.
I love gingerbread cookies and only make them at Christmas time. Bourbon Balls are a family favorite and I usually make multiple batches for everyone every year. I always look forward to mincemeat pie, the doctored version.
Hi Patricia, I don’t think I’ve ever had Bourbon Balls, but gingerbread cookies are a family favorite. Thank you for sharing and have a very Merry Christmas.
I love making all sorts of fudge! Lots of flavors. Today I made chocolate, Raspberry chocolate, orange cream, Butterscotch, and Rocky Road.
Kimberly, you made my mouth water. Wow! Santa’s going to like stopping at your house. Wishing you and your family a
wonderful Christmas
Sugar cookies are my favorite.
I think sugar cookies is a favorite for most. Merry Christmas, Vicki.
I guess my favorite treat is fudge and also peanut butter fudge. I have to say I like a lot of Christmas treats.
Those cookies sound great! Merry Christmas! Love your books.