The cowboy cookie, or often even called the everything cookies, Laura Bush cookies, DoubleTree style, and has several delicious ingredients in them.
These cookies are an oatmeal base cookie with 3 different kinds of fat for flavor, crunch, and softness.
I have adapted these cowboy cookies to be soft inside and crunchy outside. You can add so many variations and make them your own style.
These cowboy cookies are the best combination of flavors and one of our family's all-time favorites.
Scroll down to make this yummy recipe.
So Many Versions!
I know there are so many versions of this popular cookie!
This is by far the best ever!
There are 3 kinds of fats to make it crunchy outside, buttery and soft in the middle.
The best part of this cookie is everything about it!
Some people do call them the everything cookie then we also tasted something similar at the Doubletree Hotel and they called the Doubletree cookies.
Whatever you want to name them is fine with me, they are super packed full of delicious addicting flavors!
How did they get their name?
This truly is a terrific tasting cookie that can stand tall with pride.
The chewiness from the oats, the, of course, the outer layer of crispness from the shortening and butter make this a unique style of cookie.
The “Cowboy Cookie” name, I came across some very interesting history regarding this recipe, which included some of our First Ladies favorites, like Laura Bush.
Apparently, there were many cookie recipes that were printed throughout the years, with many different stories that we're told how they came about.
Some Other Variations
- chopped dark chocolate chunks
- minced cherries
- chopped snicker bars
- white chocolate chips
- peanut butter or butterscotch chips
- assorted dried fruits
- peppermint chips
- lemon chips
- zest of oranges
- sunflower or pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
- macadamia nuts or pistachios
- after baked top with mini marshmallows and toast them under the broiler
- spread the top of cooled cookies with a favorite jam and coconut
Party Ideas
- bake these in miniature cupcake tins and make a well to fill them with pudding aftercooled
- bake one big cookie in a round pizza pan
- frost the cookie with chocolate ganache and sprinkles
- top with mini marshmallow after baking and broil the tops for a rocky road summer cookie
- sprinkle frosted cookies with colorful candies to match the party theme
Quick Tips
- for chewy cookies the longer you keep the raw dough in the refrigerator the chewier the cookie will be
- butter makes the cookies soft because of the water content using part shortening will make crunchier cookies
- slow bake the cookies for crunchier style cookies on 325 degrees
- always measure the flour exactly or this will produce a flat cookie
- only use old fashioned oats
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Whatever You Name Them!
Whether you name these the Doubletree Copycat Cookies, The Everything Cookie, President Bush/Gore Cookie, it doesn't matter!
This adapted recipe for this cowboy cookie is the best ever and I want you all to try them.
They will be your family's new favorite cookie for the cookie jar!
Yield: 24
Best Cowboy Cookies
Prep time: 11 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 23 Min
These cookies have numerous names for them. They can be called either the doubletree, everything cookie, Laura Bush cookies or cowboy cookie
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats do no use quick-cooking
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecans chopped or any kind of nuts you like
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chips, or a combo
- Optional:
- chopped dark chocolate chunks
- minced cherries
- chopped snicker bars
- white chocolate chips
- peanut butter or butterscotch chips
- assorted dried fruits
- peppermint chips
- lemon chips
- zest of oranges
- sunflower or pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
- macadamia nuts or pistachios
- after baked top with mini marshmallows and toast them under the broiler
- spread the top of cooled cookies with a favorite jam and coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat the sugars and all the butter, and shortening together until fluffy around 3 minutes
- (I use an industrial mixer). Add the eggs and vanilla. Add the baking soda, powder, then stir in the flour and oats.
- Add the coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips or peanut butter chips. I even mix them up sometimes.
- These are also great with other candy-coated chocolate pieces.
- The batter is very thick I use a medium-sized ice cream scoop.
- You can also roll the dough into golf size balls and put them on parchment or Silpat mat to bake.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees 12 to 15 minutes or until they start to brown on top depending on how big you make yours and how crispy you like them.
Notes:
Party Ideas
- bake these in miniature cupcake tins and make a well to fill them with pudding after cooling
- bake one big cookie in a round pizza pan
- frost the cookie with chocolate ganache and sprinkles
- top with mini marshmallow after baking and broil the tops for a rocky road summer cookie
- sprinkle frosted cookies with colorful candies to match the party theme
Quick Tips
- for chewy cookies the longer you keep the raw dough in the refrigerator the chewier the cookie will be
- butter makes the cookies soft because of the water content using part shortening will make crunchier cookies
- slow bake the cookies for crunchier style cookies on 325 degrees
- always measure the flour exactly or this will produce a flat cookie
- only use old fashioned oats
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