Ranger Cookies (also called Cowboy Cookies) are packed with all of the goodness of traditional chocolate chip cookies with added chewiness from oats and cornflakes.
If you are passionate about cookies the way we are then you’d also love these Chocolate Mint Cookies, S’more Cookies, or chewy M&M Cookies.
My favorite thing about Ranger Cookies is the crunch of the outer layer, while remaining soft and chewy inside. The addition of oats and cornflakes is winning and adds a twist of flavor and texture that makes these even better than chocolate chip cookies.
How to Make Ranger Cookies:
1. Cream: Add butter and sugars to a large bowl and cream with mixers. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
2. Combine Dry ingredients: Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oats and stir well to combine.
3. Fold in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
4. Bake: Spoon large tablespoons of the dough onto an un-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
Possible Recipe Variations:
- Cereal substitutes: if you don’t have corn flakes, feel free to use rice krispies, lightly crushed Chex, or frosted flakes cereal.
- Coconut: add ¾ cup sweetened shredded coconut.
- Nuts: add ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts.
Make Ahead And Freezing Instructions:
To make ahead: Make the dough up to 1 day in advance and store in the fridge. Or make the cookies 1-2 days ahead of time.
To freeze: Freeze the dough or cookies (cooled completely) in a freeze safe container for up to 3 months. Allow a few extra minutes bake time if baking dough from frozen.
Consider trying these popular cookie recipes:
- Super Soft Sugar Cookies
- Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Browned Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Soft and Chewy Triple Chocolate M&M Cookies
- S’More Cookies
- Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
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Recipe
Ranger Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups corn flakes cereal (*see note below)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 ounces chocolate chips , milk or semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oats and stir well to combine. Stir in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
- Spoon large tablespoons of the dough onto prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until set on the top.
Notes
- Cereal: if you don't have corn flakes, feel free to use rice krispies, lightly crushed Chex, or frosted flakes cereal.
- Coconut: add ¾ cup sweetened shredded coconut.
- Nuts: add ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts.
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I originally shared this recipe August 2014. Updated September 2020.
Delicious! Perfect balance between soft and crunchy oatmeal cookie.
Recipe is fabulous!! I added raisins & coconut. A huge hit in this household!!
Thanks!
I made these for my sons wedding I got the recipe from the Pittsburgh wedding cookie table Facebook page. I added all the extra add ins. Everybody loves them and asks me to make them all the time. Great recipe!!! These cookies are dangerous though you can’t stop eating them.
This is by far the best cookies yet I’ve made of your recipe, I love that the corn flakes added flavor to the cookies I definitely recommend and try this, awesome and thank you for sharing the recipe ❤️
Made these for my airborne ranger. These are simply delicious!!! Forgot to add the coconut, added extra dark chocolate chips, and used rice krispies instead of cornflakes. OMG! 😋. Thank you so much for sharing! ❤️
Lauren, I just want you to know that this Ranger cookie recipe is awesome !
Keep doing what your doing, it’s working.
Thank You,Bryan
Very nice cookie recipe. I used maple pecan crunch cereal and that added a nice bit of taste. Thank you!
Absolutely delicious! My kids love them and so do I!! Thank you !!
I only have quick oats I know there’s a difference in the oats but does it make a difference in the cookies.. I have friends coming from Missouri to Texas and I want to make Ranger/Cowboy cookie’s for them. 😁
That should be fine!