Description

These Maple Brown Butter Cowboy Cookies with Caramel Swirl offer a delightful combination of chewy, buttery, nutty, and chocolatey flavors, elevated by rich brown butter and pure maple syrup. They’re perfect for a cozy treat or special occasion.

Ingredients

Scale

115 g (½ cup) Unsalted Butter, browned
60 ml (¼ cup) Pure Maple Syrup, Grade A Dark Robust Taste
100 g (½ cup) Dark Brown Sugar
1 Large Egg (≈50 g), room temperature
1 tsp (5 ml) Alcohol-Free Vanilla Extract
150 g (1 ¼ cup) All-Purpose Flour
30 g (¼ cup) Rolled Oats
30 g (¼ cup) Shredded Sweet Coconut
80 g (½ cup) Halal-Certified Dark Chocolate Chips
50 g (⅓ cup) Toasted Pecan Halves, chopped
½ tsp Ground Cardamom
¼ tsp Sea Salt, plus extra for garnish

Instructions

Brown the Butter: Melt and cook butter until golden brown and nutty (≈4 minutes), then cool.
Make Caramel Swirl: Combine sugar, maple syrup, and butter; cook until glossy and thickened (≈3 minutes).
Combine Wet Ingredients: Whisk together butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and salt.
Combine Dry Ingredients: Sift together flour, oats, coconut, cardamom, and salt.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually add dry to wet, mixing until just combined.
Fold in Mix-Ins: Gently fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
Shape & Swirl: Drop spoonfuls of dough and swirl with caramel; partially encase swirl.
Bake to Perfection: Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 12-14 minutes, rotating halfway.
Cool & Finish: Cool on sheets, then rack; drizzle with caramel and sprinkle with salt/pecans.

Notes

For best results, use browned butter and pure maple syrup. Don’t overmix the dough to avoid tough cookies. Toasting pecans enhances their flavor.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 250 kcal
Sugar: 15 g
Sodium: 100 mg
Fat: 15 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 30 g
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 3 g
Cholesterol: 40 mg

Keywords: cookies,maple,brown butter,caramel,pecan,chocolate,baking,dessert