Cowboy Cookie Bars

Name: Cowboy Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 c. unbleached all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt; 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 c. granulated sugar; 1/3 c. packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 1/3 c. semisweet chocolate chips; 1 1/3 c. peanut butter chips; 1 1/3 c. sweetened coconut flakes; 1 1/3 c. chopped pecans; 1 1/3 c. Quaker Old Fashioned Oats

By Laura RegePublished: Feb 8, 2022

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Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

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Cowboy Cookies are known for their sweet-salty-savory ingredients: chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, pecans, and oats. But this version is extra-special. They’re served as bars, not cookies, giving them an ooey-gooey texture that will send you right to flavor heaven. Plus, using yummy oats like Quaker will guarantee a delicious result every time—and trust us, you’ll be making them all. the. time.

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Ingredients

Cooking spray
1 cup
unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp.
baking soda
1/2 tsp.
Kosher salt
1
stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup
granulated sugar
1/3 cup
packed brown sugar
2
large eggs
1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups
semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups
peanut butter chips
1 1/3 cups
sweetened coconut flakes
1 1/3 cups
chopped pecans
1 1/3 cups
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Step 2In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Step 3In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until well combined.
4. Step 4Reduce speed to low and add the dry ingredients to the wet, beating just until combined. Fold in 1 cup each of the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut flakes, pecans, and oats.
5. Step 5Spoon the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer with a spatula. Evenly sprinkle the remaining ⅓ cup of the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut flakes, pecans, and oats over the batter.
6. Step 6Bake until golden and cookie is baked, tenting with foil during cooking if coconut is browning too quickly, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, then slice and serve.