Best Texas Cookies Recipes

TEXAS SHEET CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Mix in melted chocolate until thoroughly incorporated. Stir in 1/2 of the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Mix in buttermilk. Stir in remaining dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
• Use a medium cookie scoop to drop rounded balls of dough 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just set, 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheets. Do not remove cookies from the baking sheets.
• Combine butter, heavy cream, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan set over low heat. Whisk until butter is melted and frosting is smooth and combined. Mix in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, whisking thoroughly after each addition. Keep whisking over low heat until frosting is smooth and shiny, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove chocolate frosting from heat and immediately pour approx 1 to 2 tablespoons over each cookie while still warm. Use the back of a spoon to gently smooth out frosting as needed. Allow cookies to cool and frosting to set completely before gently removing from the baking sheets.

TEXAS RANGER COOKIES WITH CRANBERRIES + TONS OF #COOKIE BAKING TIPS FROM CALL ME PMC BLOG!

Steps:

• Melt butter and allow to cool to room temperature
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine butter and sugars. Mix until combined. Add eggs one at a time and mix until they are incorporated. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg and sugar mixture
• Stir in coconut, chocolate chips, and cereal by hand until evenly distributed.
• At this point, you can either scoop into balls and place on a baking sheet. The baking sheet needs to fit in the refrigerator. OR, you can refrigerate the dough in the bowl and scoop out after the dough is chilled.
• After the dough is chilled, bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until the desired level of doneness. I like crispy edges with soft centers. For 1.5 tablespoons of dough, I cook for 12 minutes.

TEXAS COW PATTY COOKIES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Melt together shortening and butter. Blend in the remaining ingredients in a large bowl with melted shortening and butter mixture. Use ice cream scoop to scoop dough on to cookie sheets, 6 cookies to a sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F until chewy, about 15 minutes. Yields 5 dozen.

TEXAS COWBOY COOKIES IN A JAR

Steps:

• Layer ingredients in order given in a 1- quart wide mouth canning jar.
• Press each layer firmly in place before adding next ingredient.
• Recipe for Cowboy Cookies (to be attached with the mix):.
• Empty jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl,.
• Blend mix together.
• Add: 1 stick butter melted, 1 large egg, slightly beaten, and 1 tsp vanilla.
• Mix until completely blended.
• Shape into balls the size of walnuts; place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
• Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling.
• Makes 3 dozen cookies.

TEXAS COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix first five dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• In a BIG bowl, mix butter until creamy, gradually mixing in sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
• Add vanilla and mix well.
• Gradually add flour mixture, stir well.
• Add remaining ingredients one at a time, stirring well. (this is where the stirring starts getting harder).
• Use a medium size cookie scoop and drop rounded balls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 17-20 minutes.
• Remove from baking sheet and cool.
• Makes approximately six dozen cookies or you can use a large scoop and make approximately three dozen jumbo cookies.

"COW PATTIES" AKA TEXAS SHEET CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2. Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add flour.
• 3. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave, taking care to stir every 15 seconds to prevent burning.
• 4. Mix melted chocolate chips in with the cookie batter.
• 5. Drop by 1-2 tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes. *DO NOT OVERBAKE!* The perfect cookie will be crispy around the edges but soft and cake-like in the center!
• 6. While cookies are cooling, mix all frosting ingredients using the low speed setting on your mixer.
• 7. Once the cookies are cooled, pipe frosting onto them in a swirl pattern starting at the outside and working your way in.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE COOKIES - TOPPED WITH MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CHOCOLATE ICING.

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TEXAS LIZZIES-COOKIES-LINDA TISDALE

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and oleo, add beaten eggs. Add flour, fruit, raisins, nuts, chips Slowly add bourbon. Mix well. Drop from tablespoon to cookie sheet Bake 350 deg for 15-20 mins

TEXAS GOVERNOR'S MANSON COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & cinnamon in a large bowl; set aside.
• 2. Beat butter till smooth. Add in sugars and combine thoroughly. Add eggs one at a time. Beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
• 3. Add flour mixture till combined.
• 4. Stir in chips, oats, coconut, nuts and heath bar pieces.
• 5. Drop by 1/4 cup 3 inches a part on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350F for 15-17 minutes

TEXAS GOVERNOR'S MANSION COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
• In a very large bowl beat butter with electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually beat in sugars, combine thoroughly.
• Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.
• Add vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and chopped pecans.
• For each cookie drop ¼ cup dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, place 3-inches apart.
• Bake 15-17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned, rotate sheets half-way through baking.
• Remove cookies from pans onto cooling racks.

"TEXAS STYLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES"

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, sift or whisk thoroughly together the first 3 ingredients, then set aside.
• 2. In your electric mixer bowl (if you have a Kitchen-Aid you will WANT to use it!), cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• 3. In a smaller bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the vanilla. Mix into the creamed butter.
• 4. Carefully add the flour mixture beating slowly to avoid splattering all around you. This makes a lot of dough, and you don't want to over beat, or spill it all out. Add as much as you can at once, scrape the sides and bottom periodically to ensure that you get all of it in there from the sides and the bottom. BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER MIX, HOWEVER, BECAUSE TOO MUCH MIXING MAKES FOR TOUGH COOKIES.
• 5. Combine the chocolate chips, nuts, and any other add-ins. Add this mixture to the butter mixture.
• 6. Combine well.
• 7. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Roll dough into 2" balls (you can use a cookie scoop or small ice cream scoop for this if you have one. Try to keep the cookies uniform in size and shape).
• 8. Place them on ungreased cookie sheets, and flatten each cookie (to about 3/8" height) gently with the palm of your hand. Bake for 12-14 minutes (for big ones, and 10 minutes for smaller ones) or until barely set and light brown around the edges.
• 9. Remove from the oven. Leave on the cookie sheet to cool about 5 minutes.
• 10. Remove to cooling racks to cool completely.
• 11. These cookies will not only make you everyone's favorite for the day (if not for a lifetime) but also make fancy, schmancy gifts... if you are successful in achieving uniformity; these will not only taste and smell out of this world, they will easily look very professional, and make an impressive and delightsome gift!
• 12. BTW, This recipe can be bent to accomodate individual creativity. Try them with M&Ms, with or without nuts, white or chocolate chips and dried fruit, white chocolate chips, coconut & macadamia nuts, chopped Rolos, chopped Snickers or almost any quality candy bar (not Nerds, etc.!), peanut butter cups, etc., etc., etc. Have fun!

TEXAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix ingredients and drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minute Cool.

TEXAS CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325F or 350°F Beat eggs well; Gradually add sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nuts, butter, raisins, dates, baking soda and flour, in order; Mix thoroughly.
• Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in slow oven: 12 minutes at 350F or 15 minutes at 325F for a softer cookie.

TEXAS SIZED M&M COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter and sugars. Add vanilla, eggs and M&Ms.
• 2. In a separate bowl, blend flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the egg and candy mixture. Mix well without over mixing (it makes cookies tough).
• 3. Make balls about 2 "in diameter and place on an ungreased light aluminum cookie sheet (I use air cushioned). Flatten each ball with the palm of your hand, to about 3/8 of an inch thick. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes (depending on how hot your oven gets). Remove cookies when the outer edges of the cookies are barely brown. Allow to cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before removing to cooling racks to cool completely. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen very large cookies; for more, either make another batch or make 'em smaller.

LAURA BUSH'S TEXAS GOVERNOR'S MANSION COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• In a second bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat for another 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.
• Stir in the flour mixture, blending until just combined. Add the chips, oats, coconut, and pecans and stir until fully incorporated.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto an ungreased baking sheet, making sure to allow plenty of room between cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set and golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes before placing on a cooling rack.

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Crush the hard candy fairly fine.
• Beat powdered sugar and butter.
• Mix in vanilla, almond extract and egg.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Mix into creamed mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Tape (2) paint stir sticks, the width of your rolling pin, on to parchment paper. Stir sticks gives you even thickness of about 1/8 inch thick.
• Tape the paper to your counter.
• Place a piece of dough on the paper, cover with another piece of parchment paper and roll.
• If the dough sticks use powdered sugar on the rolling surface.
• It is best not to get it on top of the cookie if you are going to glaze, because it makes the top of the cookie puffy where the sugar was.
• Use a 3 ½ inch Texas shaped cookie cutter, then use a 1 inch heart shaped cutter.
• Place cookies on a foil lined cookie sheet.
• Spoon it in the heart spaces. Use as much as you want, but not over the top of the Texas shape cookie.
• You can sprinkle the cookie with sugar before baking or may glaze after completely cooled.
• Bake at 375° F for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges or golden.
• Let your stained glass cookies cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
• Cool completely before glazing.
• WHITE GLAZE: Mix all ingredients until smooth or desired brushing consistency.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°
• 2. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone mat, set aside.
• 3. In bowl of stand mixer beat butter and sugar together until light, scraping sides frequently.
• 4. Add in egg and vanilla and continue mixing until incorporated. Mix in baking powder and salt.
• 5. Turn mixer to low and slowly add in flour. Dough will be thick.
• 6. In a microwave safe bowl heat chocolate chips on high in 30 second increments until melted, stirring after every 30 seconds.
• 7. Mix melted chocolate directly into cookie dough until evenly mixed
• 8. Drop dough by a measured tablespoon sized mounds onto baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes until cookies just appear set. They will still be very soft on the inside. DO NOT overbake!!
• 9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• 10. Icing In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder and milk over medium heat, whisking until melted together. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar.
• 11. Pour icing over cookies and allow icing to set before serving.
• 12. Notes Store at room temperature for up to 3 days. *Make sure not to over-bake these cookies. The insides will remain soft and dense if baked correctly.

PARKER TEXAS RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• cream butter and both sugars together.
• add vanilla and eggs
• sift flour, add salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
• combne dry and creamed ingredients,
• add rolled oats and coconut.
• finally, add crushed corn flakes, and pecans and chocolate chips. blend well.
• grease a cookie sheet. then drop spoonfulls of mixture onto sheet.
• bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes.