One-Bowl Vegan Cowboy Cookies
29 min
Snack
Dessert
Make-ahead
One-bowl / one-pot
On-the-go
Freezer-friendly
cookies
Total
29 minPrep
15 minCook
14 minContains
gluten
Swap out
tree nut
Free from
soy
peanut
sesame
Ingredients
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⅔ cup (149 g)unsalted margarine
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⅔ cup (147 g)brown sugar
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½ cup (112 g)granulated sugar
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⅓ cup (80 mL)unsweetened applesauce
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1 Tbsp (7 g)ground flaxseeds
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2 tsp (5 g)ground cinnamon
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1 tsp (3 g)baking powder
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1 tsp (5 g)baking soda
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½ tspsalt
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2 cups (276 g)all-purpose flour
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1⅓ cups (100 g)unsweetened shredded coconut
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1 cup (99 g)raw pecans, chopped
Optional garnish
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coarse sea salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Add the margarine, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a large bowl. Whip with an electric hand mixer or cream using a fork.
- Add the applesauce, flaxseeds, cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whip again, until everything is well combined.
- Add the flour, oats, and shredded coconut. Gently fold these into the dough with a spoon until partially combined.
- Fold in the pecans and chocolate chips. Stir again until just combined, but try not to over-mix.
- Scoop up a ¼ cup of the dough and roll it into a ball. Then flatten to create a cookie that's about 1½ cm thick*.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking tray, leaving about 3 cm space between each cookie. If desired, press some chocolate chips or chopped pecans onto the top of each cookie before baking.
- Bake in the centre rack of the oven for 12 - 14 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let the cookies rest for a few minutes on the baking tray before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
- * These cookies don't spread when cooking, so they need to be press down into the desired shape.
Storage
- Store the cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days.
- The cookies can also be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Too much sugar
The perfect snack to hit the sweet tooth and feel satisfied. I make this recipe for my family every other week!
This cookie is so so delicious! Since I didn’t have vegan chocolate chips on hand, I subbed for a vegan chocolate bar (3 ounces) roughly chopped.
Next time, I’ll only bake the cookies for ten minutes to achieve the slightly underbaked crumb finish I prefer. I will definitely bake these again!
These cookies are delicious! Thanks for the recipe <3 Sadly I left them a little too long in the oven, just after taking them out they were perfect, crunchy outside and soft inside, but now after they cooled down they are a little too hard. Is there anything I could do to make them soft again?
Thank you for all the amazing recipes, PUL is my go-to website when I feel like cooking something new, it never disappoints.
Our family loves the crunchy outside and soft inside texture of these cookies. It's been a while since we last made these and they hit the spot. It's a great way to get nutrition within a treat! We love all that you bring on Pick Up Limes. Instant fans of yours. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and delicious recipes!
Really nice. We just mix up fillings with whatever we’ve got around dried fruit, nut and seed wise.
First time I make these cookies and they are already on my favourites. They were really easy to make, and they taste amazing!
I did not have pecan nuts, so I replace it with cashews. I love the texture that all the ingredients bring, and I really like that they are not dry.
I also love that you can adjust the serving size!
I made them and they turned out amazing.
I didn't add coconut and replaced pecans with walnuts.
They had a thin but surprisingly crisp outer layer but soft texture inside.
Had them for breakfast with a glass of soy milk.
Yummm!!
And I love the scaling feature of your website. I halved the recipe with no extra effort of calculation.
This isn’t the first time I’ve made these and they always turn out so yummy. I love that I can change serving size!
So happy with you guys at Pick Up Limes! Whatever I want to make as a vegan version you guys got it. The recipe took me longer but the cookies tasted great!
Hands down my favorite PUL cookie (okay tied for first with the almond brownie cookie :)) Give them both a try!!
My husband is getting ready to go on a camping trip and I'm making these for a surprise treat. I've made them before and they've become a family favorite. Thanks!
Will make this later. What if I add like raisins and dried cranberries, instead of nuts? Maybe go all out and add the nuts too :o)
It's so good ! I love the coconut flavor. I shared this cookies with my collegues, everybody loved it ! Thanks !
I made these cookies last year and forgot to write a review 🙈. My mom and sister just reminded me how much they loved these cookies and they want me to make them again so here I am! These cookies are just HEAVENLY with a cup of coffee! 🤍
These cookies are DELICIOUS! I love the texture of the cookies with a crispy outside and a chewy inside and the flavor is incredible. I had to share them with friends and neighbors or I would have eaten the whole batch myself. Thank you for another amazing recipe!
These were amazing! The perfect balance between a healthy snack and a "sweet treat". They are easy to bake and it is easy to swap ingredients (allergies or just empty cupboards). My roommate loved them, my parents loved them... I LOVED THEM :). People are already asking for the recipe.
Sadia, I really appreciate you!! You are amazing :) Thank you!
Linn <3
I love this recipe, as I love many of yours! But I omitted chocolate and cinnamon (because I forgot to add them) and they are still SO fabulous!
Dear Sadia, these cookies came out wonderful. Thank you very much for the awesome recipe. Wishing you Happy Holidays <3
I can't get over how perfect these are and they are so easy to make. I'm in Love! 🥰
Hi! Could you use brown packed sugar only or is it necessary to use granulated as well? Thank you!
My go-to recipe for weekday snacks and my partner LOVES them too! I bake them about every two weeks and store most of them in the freezer, and just grab one or two on the way to a full day at work. So yummy, so convenient and hasn't failed me yet regardless of nut/fruit/choc combo! I always use about 1/3 less sugar, and switch out the shredded coconut for some dried fruit like cranberries. Love love. Thanks for the delicious recipe, PUL!
Can we leave the shredded coconut out or substitute for something else?
Amazing recipe! I make this recipe every week!
Hi Sadia,
My wife & I have been long time fans of yours! This has been my go-to cookie recipe. I love that the ingredients are just so much more wholesome than most cookie recipes out there, & let's not forget how AMAZING they taste either.
It was my birthday 2 days ago & I kind of wanted a cake, well cookie skillet, that was on the healthier side. The coconut & applesauce in this recipe actually inspired me to make a couple of tweaks to your recipe. Not sure if you're familiar with the flavor "ube" (purple yam). Being Filipino, ube desserts are HUGE in my culture, as well as in other Pacific Islander/Asian cultures. I swapped the applesauce for ube jam, swapped the 2 tsp of ground cinnamon for 2 tsp of ube extract, I blitzed the oats to make it more of a flour consistency, & changed the regular chocolate chips to white chocolate chips to kind of match the flavor profile a little more. The white & purple colors looked amazing! Because the ube jam is a little drier than applesauce, my dough came out a tiny bit crumbly. But then I remembered in order to create a flax egg, we would normally add about 3 tbsp of water, so instead I just added 3 tbsp of coconut milk & the dough came together so well. I put the entire mass of dough into a cast iron skillet & baked for about 20 minutes (I kept watching every 5-10 minutes to make sure it didn't burn it). I then served it with coconut milk vanilla bean ice cream.
OMG! Heaven! It was a hit with my wife & family!
Thank you Sadia!
The best cookies ever<3
Me and my family really enjoy these cookies - I subbed the pecans with almonds as pecans are not widely available where I live, but loved the taste nonetheless! I especially like the chunkiness that the chocolate chips and the almond pieces provide. Also like the texture due to the two types of sugar used - thanks a bunch for this delightful recipe!
Love them!! My son is not a big fan of cookies, but he could not get enough. Super filling and so soft. We will definitely be making them again!
loved these cookies sooo good my non vegan family loved it! thanks for the recipe! :)
These are the best cookies ever. 🍪❤️ Their taste and textures are just perfect. I swap the flour to oat or spelt one, as I am allergic to wheat and it still works in this recipe! They are very nutritious and filling. Often I have them as second breakfast or afternoon snack.
Amazing! They were doughier and smoother than I imagined, and soo tasty! I added a bit less sugar, coconut oil instead of margarine, and probably a quarter cup of water to the dough, and they were so good! I will be making these often! Thank you PUL Team :)
Could you make these with ordinary salted butter instead of margarine for a non-vegan version?
This is one of my all time favorite cookie recipes. I make these regularly as part of our after school snack! Thank you for this one!
I loved the taste but for me when I baked them, they crumbled. I don't know what I did wrong. It was sad but other than that I loved the crumbs too
I love these cookies so much, they are my absolute favorite, the balance of all the ingredients is perfect!!! Thank you for this amazing recipe 😍😍😍😍
These are so good! So soft and delicious. I swapped the pecans for hazelnuts (what I had on hand) and the result was definitely a crowd pleaser. Which was unfortunate as I didn’t want to share :)
These are great and makes a great gift for any occasion! I've made them for family members who aren't vegan and they really enjoyed them. I followed the recipe, taking my time with each step and they came out soft and delicious. After doing the recipe 1-2 times, you'll get used to baking them. Sometimes, I leave out the chocolate chips and they still taste delicious. I like these with any black tea and black coffee. Much love from Los Angeles, California!
Something didn't work. The texture of the dough was dry and didn't hold together. I followed the recipe. I added a lot more oil to make to make the dough hold together. I also found them very sweet. This is the first time I am baking cookies without eggs. I guess next time I would use less flour ( I am in Canada and use all purpose flour)
Soft, flavorful cookie with great texture added by the nuts and coconut. One of my go-to recipes.
Soooo good! Almost ate the whole batch by myself, but decided after eating half of it to be kind and share (some 😉).
So good! Easy and delicious!! Easily adapted to be gluten-free with some 1 to 1 gluten free flour :)
I just made them and I gotta say, they are soooo good
My non vegan family was amazed!
These cookies are seriously addictive. I've made them a few times already and everyone who tried them was totally in love. Thank you for this delicious recipe! <3
I tried this recipe a few months ago, and since then no other cookie has beaten it. its the best. i couldnt find applesauce, so i used peanut oit and it tasted soooo good eitherway... love, love, love
I recently made these to take to a potluck wedding and at least 3 people asked me for the recipe, and they were the first empty plate of food there. They are always a hit no matter the audience.
A tip for people in the UK or other places which only have sweetened apple sauce with chunks: buy baby food! There is often plain smooth apple puree in sachets in baby food sections. I have even replaced it with pear puree and reduced the sugar one time when I couldn't find any apple puree.
I just made them today... I halved the recipe because I didn’t want overload my self 😂. Just out of curiosity how much calories is the whole batch?
I’ve made these several times and everyone loves them. The first time I made them was for my stepdaughter who is vegan and she really loved them!
Hello Sadia! Thank you for this amazing recipe. It's truly a treat for my sweet craving.
I tried it with some alternatives because a few ingredients were not available.
Wondering how I would calculate the nutrition per cookie if I swape for other ingredients?
For example, I don't have shredded coconut, maple syrup and eradicate granulated sugar.
Thank you!!
Amazing recipe! Thank you very much for sharing, they are easy and only made with simple ingredients. Made them for my father who normally likes Store-bought Cookies and he was surprised That the Self-made version even tastes better! 😄
2 of my friends asked me for the recipe the first time I baked those. It was great to be able to send them the PDF. I LOVE those cookies, they aren’t your quick 5 ingredients, but they really worth it !