Cowboy cookies are a favorite recipe that I baked on a regular basis shipping cookie gifts from my cookie shop a few years ago. Many versions of cowboy cookies exist, but they all begin with an oatmeal base and are then loaded with plenty of other tasty ingredients such as peanut butter, chocolate, candies, and nuts. We came up with this version of Cowgirl Cookies to give our customers some variety and also, all the bakers, shippers and customer service staff were women! We added dark chocolate, peanut butter, m&m candies, (dressed up here for spring with pastel colors ) and a favorite among our cookie makers, milk chocolate toffee! …
