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Vegan Cowboy Cookies Mix makes great Jar gifts for the Holiday Season. Layer oats, flour, coconut, chocolate sugar and pecans. Mix, add applesauce and oil, and bake. 1 Bowl Coconut Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies Vegan Recipe Can be gluten-free.
It’s time to whip up food gifts, meet up with friends, cook together and spend the long (and generally wet out here) cold evenings by the fireplace. As much as I love Summer and long days, a bit of slow down and catch up is helpful to recharge for the new year. Lets start up some jar gifts with these warm, buttery, chewy vegan Cowboy cookies.
These Coconut, Oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies are super tasty and make a great mix to gift. Layer everything nicely in a jar. To Bake, empty into a bowl, add applesauce and oil, chill, shape and bake. I am wondering why it took me so long to make these cookies. They are just the right amount of chewy, fun, delicious and also make great snack cookies.Â
Use small flaked coconut to make the cookies less chewy and less crumbly. The mix can keep for months!
More cookies from the blog
- PB Chickpea Cookie Pie- Can be nut-free. GF
- Lemon Chia Cookies. GF option
- Peanut/Almond butter Pecan Cookies
- Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies. GF oil-free
- Ginger Tahini Cookies
- Best Chocolate Chip Cookies with coconut oil
More Jar gifts
- Chocolate Pumpkin Cake mix in a jar.
- Mexican Hot chocolate Mix in a Jar.
- Coconut Macaroons Mix in a Jar. GFÂ
- Coconut Chutney Mix and Dosa Crepe Mix in a Jar
- Dal tadka- Indian spiced Lentil Soup mix in a jar.
Put the entire jar into a bowl. Mix well.
Add applesauce and oil and mix them lightly, then mix into the dry.
Chill, then bake.
Vegan Cowboy Cookies Mix in a Jar
Ingredients Â
Jar:
- 1 cup flour, (I use unbleached white flour, See notes for gluten-free option)
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup oats
- 2/3 cup shredded coconut, , use 1/2 cup for less coconutty
- 3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips, ,I use a mix of regular and mini size
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 tbsp chopped pecans
To make the Cookies:
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp applesauce
- 1/3 cup + 1 to 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, optional
InstructionsÂ
- In a bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, soda, salt and 1/4 cup sugar. Whisk well and set aside.
- In a 4 cup(32 oz) mason jar, add the oats, then add coconut, tap to settle, then add chocolate chips, then 1/2 cup sugar. Tap to settle. Add the flour mixture. Tap a couple of times to settle, so that there is space for the pecans. Add the chopped pecans. Add as many as you can.
- Close the lid. Add instructions and store.
Bake the cookies: (Instructions on the Jar)
- Empty the contents of the jar in a large bowl. Mix well to combine. Make a well a center. (see note if not making a jar)
- Add applesauce, 1/3 cup oil and vanilla extract and whisk them in the center to mix a bit.
- Then mix in with the dry ingredients. Press down and mix for a few seconds. Add a tbsp more oil if needed and mix in. The dough should start to come together even though crumbly. Chill the mixture for an hour for best results. Â
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet with parchment. Make flat discs of the dough and place on the baking sheet.Â
- Bake for 11 to 13 mins, depending on size. Cool for 10 mins. Store on the counter for upto 2 days or refrigerate for longer.Â
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
INCREDIBLE!!!! ONE OF THE BEST COOKIES I’VE EVER MADE!!!
I didn’t want to use oil so instead I used 1\3 cup mix of peanut butter and almond butter. I added 2 extra tbsp of the apple sauce. I used 3\4 cup total of coconut sugar instead of all the ones mentioned. Also used 1\4 cup rice flour, 1\2 cup almond flour and 1\4 spelt flour.
SOOOOOOOO DELICIOUS!!! I will definitely make it again 🙂
Richa, you did it again! Super Yummy! My family loves these! Could I hide ground flax seeds in these?
Would this work, and if so, what should be adjusted?
Thanks a bunch!
yes you can add about 2 tbsp flax seed meal. Reduce the flour or oats by 2 tbsp if fitting in for gifting. No need to reduce if you are making the cookies
Great recipe! i made 7 kinds of cookies for gifts, and these were voted #1.
Thanks Richa!!
yay!!
I made these exactly the way the recipe read and they were the best cookies I have ever made. Seriously delicious!!!
yay!!!
The kit for these cookies looks adorable! I love how the cookies turn out as well!
Wonderful! Thanks for the idea Richa 🙂
I can’t wait to try these. I have not had any luck with any of the Pinterest links working. Maybe it’s just me, but I thought I would let you know. Thanks for all that you do!
oh, i havent heard about that. Can you tell me what happens? maybe email me or message me (on facebook or instagram) , a screenshot. Thanks!
Thanks for the idea Richa. I just don’t like the name. I know many might think this is a small thing but small things are important. Cowboys are people who farm and kill animals and harass and injure animals in rodeos. I will be renaming them and I hope you do too.’ Cowboy’ has very negative connotations for most vegans.
Thanks for the input Karin. I thought the same thing about the name. there are many other names that bother me and eventually those will change with time or having many vegan versions and the names might not mean the same thing anymore (maybe cowboys in the future will be mostly be people who run cow sanctuaries). I’ll think of different names for these. like Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Cowpal cookies… I made a batch last night, they were delicious. The mixture of powdered sugar and brown sugar makes for a delicious cookie.
Awesome!!
Caravan cookies?
right on
Just shaking my damn head. This is why people mock like vegans.
Cow patty cookies?
These sound wonderful but I wonder if it’s posisble to omit the coconut, as my husband dislikes this. If so would a sub be needed? Thank you!
hmm, maybe more of the oats. about 1/2 cup
I made these last night, and they are almost gone!! They’re so good! The only change I’d make? More pecans!