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Try these Cowboy Quickies loaded with oatmeal, chocolate, butterscotch chips, and raisins if you want cookies.
How Cowboy Quickies Were Invented
Since Mrs. was still sleeping, I checked our freezer inventory list to see if we still had chocolate chips.
The Cowboy Quickies are the works of my imagination, and the recipe turned out pretty darn good.
I wanted to make a signature cookie for Canadian Budget Binder, like a recipe mascot for this blog.
Although these Cowboy Quickies are loaded with chocolate and in tight competition with my fudgy brownie recipe.
Baking With My Mum
I must admit I enjoy baking cookies and have done it since I was younger as we helped my mum in the kitchen.
One of the most viewed recipes on Canadian Budget Binder is my Mum’s Magical 4-Ingredient Sponge Cake.
Can you believe that?
Thousands upon thousands of views and no surprise as the cake tastes so good
However, learning skills from my mum, and dad was something I found intriguing as I grew older, as it was rewarding.
Related: 5-ingredient peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie.
Cowboy Quickies Cookies Are Budget-friendly
I wasted no time pulling the cookies apart and shoving them in my mouth when they came out of the oven.
Cowboy Quickies are easy to make and cost $4.75 to purchase all measured ingredients.
This is a simple cookie recipe to have the kids join in and help make, especially if they like cooking in the kitchen.
How To Make Cowboy Quickies Cookies
Kitchen Tools Needed
- Large Bowl
- Measuring Cups
- Cookie Sheet
- Spatula
- Parchment paper or Silpat
- Cuisine: Cookies
- Author: Mr.CBB
- Prep time: 15 mins
- Cook time: 8 mins
- Total time: 23 mins
- Serves: 24
These Cowboy Quickies are Mr. CBB’s brainchild and the Signature Cookie of Canadian Budget Binder created in 2012.
This outstanding cookie contains oats, chocolate and butterscotch Chipits, and raisins.
Cowboy Quickies Cookie Ingredients
- 1 cup of your choice of Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup of Butterscotch Chips
- 1/2 cup of sultana or Thompson raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of Nutmeg
- 1 Large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 tbsp of baking powder
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons of 2% milk
- 1/2 cup of softened butter
- 1 cup of packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Large or Quick Cooking Oats
Making Cowboy Quickies Step-by-Step
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or cooking spray so your cookies don’t stick.
Overall, I prefer the parchment or the Silpat mats, a must for every home baker.
I tend to pull all my ingredients out and measure all the ingredients before beginning any recipe.
That also helps to ensure I have all the ingredients on hand.
The last thing you need is to find out you don’t have the ingredients a recipe calls for partway through the process.
Mix the softened butter and the packed brown sugar in a bowl until smooth.
Add the egg, milk, vanilla, and mix until combined and fluffy.
Pour in the quick or large oats, baking soda, spices, flour, and salt and blend until combined.
Add chocolate chips, raisins, and butterscotch chips and mix.
Scoop 2 tablespoons to form a ball, and put on the parchment paper spaced apart by 1 inch.
Don’t Take Your Eyes Off The Oven
You always keep your eyes on cookies when they bake because you don’t want to overbake them.
Another tip is never to bake cookies as they continue to cook once pulled from the oven.
These Cowboy Quickies baked for 8 minutes or until lightly golden, and then I pulled them out.
This recipe will yield approximately 24 cookies; double it if necessary.
Once cool, you can transfer them to a tray or cooling rack in a few minutes.
Cowboy Quickies For Everyone
These cowboy quickies are always crowd-pleasers at our house, and we often get asked to make them.
Baking is therapeutic, so I’m in the kitchen, often creating new recipes for this blog.
Discussion: What are your favorite homemade cookies to bake at home?
Leave me your comments below.
Mr. CBB's Signature Cowboy Quickies Cookies
These Cowboy Quickies are Mr. CBB's brainchild and the Signature Cookie of Canadian Budget Binder created in 2012. It’s loaded with oats, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and raisins.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup of Butterscotch Chips
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of Nutmeg
- 1 Large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- I tbsp. baking powder
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons of Milk
- 1/2 cup of softened butter
- 1 cup of packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Large Cooking Oats
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or cooking spray so your cookies don’t stick.
- Mix the softened butter and the packed brown sugar in a bowl until smooth.
- Add the egg, milk, vanilla, and mix until combined and fluffy.
- Pour in the quick oats, baking soda, baking powder, spices, flour, and salt and blend until combined.
- Add chocolate chips, raisins, and butterscotch chips and mix.
- Scoop 2 tablespoons to form a ball, and put on the parchment paper spaced apart by 1 inch.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown,
- Remove from the oven and let it cool before eating.
- Store in a container or the freezer for up to 6 months.
Mr.CBB
Yummy!!!! May have to try this today!!
IF you do let me know and then you can join me in the corner whining about why I ate so many of them… they are so good. The butterscotch chips are tasty. Mr.CBB
Wow they look good. I will definitely try these with my kids!
They are, I can’t stop eating them. Mr.CBB
I think I know what my daycare kids and I will be doing tomorrow! I just have to remember to “step away from the cookies”…lol!
It’s the smell of the butterscotch that draws me in… it’s so fragrant… they are delicious, even for breakfast..lol.. Cheers and thanks for your post. Mr.CBB
I posted from my wordpress account….the previous comment is from Shelley Chenier!!
Good think you let me know Shelley… haha cheers Mate! Have a great day. Mr.CBB
Your cookies look delicious! I love making these! Great pictures!!
Lately I have been quite addicted to white chocolate chips, but dark chocolate chips are my first love 🙂
I prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate and am not a fan of white. These cookies turned out better than I thought, in fact I’ve had 3 today already lol… Let me know if you try them! Thanks for your comment Sicorra! Cheers Mr.CBB
OMG sooooo good. I didn’t have instant oats but had a mix grain oats that had flax and other grains, they worked out so good now having another. The smell in the kitchen was unbelievable the kids want for school. Oh and didn’t have any nuts but just as well as not allowed them at school. Gooey, chocolatey, satisfying treat that is really good to eat. YUM 🙂
I’m glad you like them.. so do we… I’ve had 3 today so far. There is no nuts in the recipe so you were safe there… The chocolate on the other hand, there is lots of that… Cheers and thanks for trying my recipe. Mr.CBB
Yum! Those look great. I have a recipe from my grandma that uses rolled oats in chocolate chip cookies..I’m inspired to get it back out and make some!
The kicker in these are the butterscotch chips, they have such a pungent aroma and taste so good. Cheers mate… If you try them let me know.. lots of the ladies at my FB are getting ready to bake and one has already and loves them.. Mr.CBB
(aka Shelley Chenier)
I made these cookies with my daycare kids this morning. They were super easy to make and the kids loved helping out. We made it exactly like the recipe (minus the nutmeg, must be out). The house smelled amazing! I tried one while they were still warm and ….wow!! Made them this morning and I’ve had four (need to step away from the cookies). Make sure you don’t overbake them so they stay nice and soft! Not sure how many CBB got out of it, but I ended up with 34 cookies. Mine were probably a bit larger than the ones he made and took a bit longer to cook. As he said “watch them like a hawk” cookies cook quickly!
I will definitely be adding these to my recipe book!!!
Well I’m glad you loved them and included your day care kids in the prep work to make them. I think it’s great when we teach children in the kitchen. It gives them an opportunity to learn skills they may not otherwise get until they move out on their own. I belive I ended up with 2 dozen cookies. I like my cookies to be bigger but thicker as well… they are great. I haven’t tucked in yet today but likely when I get off work and have went to the gym. Cheers and thanks for a great review! Mr.CBB
Made these today and was short on raisins, so added dried cranberries half & half with raisins, also an extra egg as the batter was a bit dry. They are yummy, especially liked the tartness of the cranberries mixed with the sweetness of the chips. I used a gluten-free flour mix to replace the flour, could be why it was a bit dry. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for you comment Mary. I can only assume the shift in flour was the cause as mine were wet enough. I like moist thick cookies and they were just that for me. I like your cranberry twist. and I’m sure the tart was a nice balance with the chocolate. Thanks for your review of the Cowboy Quickies Mary. Cheers Mr.CBB!
posted your recipe on redpath facebook page – got them to follow the link you should get aload of interest from this one lol x
Were they asking for it or did you recommend it? Either way thanks for your support.. means so much to me!! Cheers Nicky! Mr.CBB
Nice recipe. My fella will like them. I plan to make them soon. Thanks for suggesting that I check it out. I would’ve hated to miss this one.
What I love about the is the butterscotch chipits which really make the flavour pop in these cookies. I originally had just the chocolate chipits but it wasn’t good enough for me… Let me know what you think. Cheers Mr.CBB