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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.
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. GF
- 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
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
Instructions
- 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.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet with parchment. Make flat discs of the dough and place on the baking sheet.
- 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.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m going to try this, but I’ll put the dough into a brownie pan, chill, then bake. It should make 9 cowboy brownies.
Sounds good!
Im so excited to gift these this holiday season! Im wondering if the brown sugar is a packed 1/2 cup or not? Apologies if this is a silly question, but it will make quite a difference as to how much I’ll need to buy to make 20 jars! Thank you!
Lightly packed. A bit here and there won’t make a difference
hi! how long can you make these and store the jars before using? thank you!
The mix will keep well for 2 days at room temperature and up to a week or so in the fridge.
Best cookie recipe ever!!!
wow. -thank you
Hello! Thank you! just making these. Used whole wheat flour. Didn’t refrigerate. Chocolate chips won’t bind in cookie. Most of all left. Freezing them to bake a cake with them next.
thanks Sonia
The cookies were amazing.
I didn’t have ap flour so subbed it with half whole wheat and half oat flour.
This will become one of my cookie staples. Thank you !
awesome
Delicious and easy!
excellent
Easy to make and really tasty.
Excellent
I’m sorry to bother you but I have scrolled the the comments and can’t find the answer to my query. Can you please confirm that the flour for this recipe plain flour? Given the amount of baking powder and bicarb soda in the recipe I’m assuming it’s not self-raising flour. Also for the non-vegan recipients of this – if they wanted to add an egg instead of the apple sauce would it be only one egg?
Thanks.
It’s all purpose flour.
I wouldn’t know about the egg as I haven’t baked with them in over 14 years
Thank you.
very welcome
Non-vegans can totally use applesauce, too. 😁
Hello!
I’m so excited to make these with my senior group!! Just wondering if the cookies turn out okay if you don’t chill them?
They must be just as tasty – but harder to put together before baking?
Thanks!
The dough will be a bit sticky. You can let it sit at room temperature for 10-15 mins and some of the moisture will get absorbed by the flour. Use a cookie scoop