Ranger Cookies (Cowboy Cookies) are upgraded chocolate chip cookies with oats, and cornflakes added. It's perfectly chewy with an addicting texture and flavor!
Ranger Cookies are highly underrated.
Ranger Cookies are highly underrated.Anytime I make Ranger Cookies (aka Cowboy Cookies) it seems it's the first time people have tried them or heard of them–which is a shame, because these deserve some time in the spotlight! They're a fun and delicious twist on chocolate chip cookies, with a unique texture and delicious flavor and chewiness from the addition of cornflakes and oats. You have to try them! We also sometimes add coconut or nuts.
Don't miss my other unique cookie recipes, like Biscoff Cookies, Smore's Cookies or Oatmeal Creme Pies.
How to make Ranger Cookies:
Cookie Dough: Mix butter and sugars with a hand mixer or stand mixer until creamed together. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oats and stir. Fold in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
Bake: Scoop tablespoon size rounds of cookie dough with a cookie scoop and arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 12 minutes. Allow cowboy cookies to cool on the pan for a couple minutes then transfer to wire cooling rack.
Make Ahead Instructions: Store cowboy cookie dough in the fridge up to 1 day in advance, before baking
To Freeze Cookie Dough: arrange cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet and “flash freeze” for 30 minutes before transferring to a freezer safe bag or container from up to 3 months. Bake from frozen, adding a few minutes to the bake time.
Freeze Baked Cookies in freezer safe bag or container for up to 3 months.
More Cookie Recipes:
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Sugar Cookies
- S'mores Cookies
- Oatmeal Creme Pies
- Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Biscoff Cookies
- Monster Cookies
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Recipe
Ranger Cookies
Equipment
- Stand Mixer , optional
- Cookie Scoop , optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar (120g)
- 1 cup light brown sugar (220g)
- 1 cup butter (227g), 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 (170g)
- 2 cups cornflakes cereal* (56g)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
- 6 ounces chocolate chips (170g), milk or semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla then mix until incorporated.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oats then stir well to combine. Stir in corn flakes and chocolate chips.
- Scoop cookie dough into 24 balls (about 3-Tablespoons-size/55 grams)and place on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 10-15 minutes or until set on the top.
Notes
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I originally shared this recipe August 2014. Updated September 2020 and March 2025.
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By far the best cookie recipe I’ve ever made. So popular that I’ve made them 5 times in last ten days.
There are so many things you can add. In place of chocolate chips I’m using Heath bits.
Thanks for all your recipes. I’ve enjoyed several of them!!!!
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!