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September 26, 2019 · Updated June 19, 2020 · 3 Comments

Pioneer Woman Cowboy Cookies

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Inspired by the delicious recipes and adventurous lifestyle of the Pioneer Woman, these Cowboy Cookies are thick, chewy, and full of rich chocolate and molasses flavor. Made with sweet and tangy The Pioneer Woman Apple Brown Sugar BBQ sauce, they’re like no other cookie! This post is sponsored by The Kraft Heinz Company. All comments and opinions are my own.

stack of cowboy cookies with a jar of Pioneer Woman BBQ sauce

Best Ever Cowboy Cookies (Inspired by The Pioneer Woman)

It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to raise my family out in the country, and over the summer that dream finally came true! Our family just moved into a rustic farmhouse-style home on 5 rolling acres of Texas countryside. I’m in heaven!

Needless to say, Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman), has always been a big influence to me. I love her adventurous spirit and the focus on family that is evident on both her blog and television show.

With the start of football season we decided to have a cookout at our new country home, since there is plenty of space for company.

And no cookout is complete without an amazing dessert…or two!

These Cowboy Cookies are inspired by The Pioneer Woman, and believe it or not, they are made with her brand new barbecue sauce! Trust me, this sauce is like no other, and it makes for a cookie that is like none you’ve ever tasted!

close up of chocolate chip cookie, warm out of the oven, breaking apart so chocolate melts

What Are Cowboy Cookies?

Cowboy cookies are chocolate chip cookies with LOTS of other goodies thrown in the mix. There’s no “right” way to make them — you can add your favorite mix-ins to the ingredients list!

For our cowboy cookies recipe, we started with classic chocolate chip cookie dough, with big chunks of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Next we added a few fun ingredients: toffee bits, chopped pecans, and pretzel pieces. So much yumminess!

Now for the “secret” ingredient…The Pioneer Woman’s NEW Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce. Made with chunks of tart apples and brown sugar, this is a sweet and tangy homestyle barbecue sauce. It adds a molasses-like flavor to our cowboy chocolate chip cookies and takes them to the next level! The sauce makes the cookies!

3 jars of Pioneer Woman BBQ sauce in front of a red, reusable H-E-B bag

There are three NEW varieties of Pioneer Woman BBQ Sauce you can find at your local H-E-B store:

  • Apple Brown Sugar BBQ
  • Frontier BBQ
  • Peach Whiskey BBQ

The Apple Brown Sugar flavor is my personal favorite, but they are all delicious! Any one of them would taste great in this cowboy cookies recipe!

You can find The Pioneer Woman’s BBQ Sauce in the BBQ/condiment aisle at your local H-E-B. Click here to learn more about The Pioneer Woman Apple Brown Sugar BBQ (my personal favorite!)

ingredients for chocolate chip cookies on granite counter

Cowboy Cookies Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup pretzels, chopped
  • 1/2 cup toffee bits
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
  • 3 Tablespoons of The Pioneer Woman’s Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce

stack of chocolate chip cookies with a mason jar of milk

How to Make Cowboy Cookies

First, cream the butter and sugar together in standing mixer until light and fluffy. You can also use an electric hand mixer and large mixing bowl.

Add eggs and vanilla and continue mixing, then add your dry ingredients.

Add pretzel pieces, toffee bits, chocolate chips, pecans (if using) and barbecue sauce and mix until just combined. I’d recommend doing this on a low speed to avoid over-mixing.

Use a medium cookie scoop to portion dough onto a prepared baking sheet. Depending on the size of your scoop, you should get about two dozen cookies.

Bake for 15 minutes at 325°F, then remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack.

chocolate chip cookies cooling on wire rack

Cowboy Cookies Recipe (Printable Copy)

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stack of cowboy cookies with a jar of Pioneer Woman BBQ sauce
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Cowboy Cookies

Chocolate chips, toffee bits, pretzels, pecans, and The Pioneer Woman BBQ sauce make these decadent Cowboy Cookies like no other cookie! SO SO GOOD!!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, chocolate chip, cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 194kcal
Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup pretzels chopped
  • 1/2 cup toffee bits
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 3 Tablespoons The Pioneer Woman's Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • Cream butter and sugar in standing mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla and continue mixing.
  • Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until well incorporated.
  • Add pretzel pieces, toffee bits, chocolate chips, pecans (if using), and Pioneer Woman Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce and mix until just combined.
  • Use a medium cookie scoop to portion dough onto a prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 325°F.

Notes

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Vanessa says

    October 5, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    Made these today! Pecans sure would have been a great addition, unfortunately it wasn’t listed on the ingredients list print out. Still a yummy treat.

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    • Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says

      October 6, 2019 at 3:16 pm

      Oh no! I’ll fix that – thank you for pointing it out!

      Reply
  2. Tiffany says

    October 10, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    Idk if im doing something wrong ive made the twice now and the come out fluffy like a cake texture can someone help

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