7 Cowboy Dessert Recipes You'll Love

When we think about cowboy food, we usually think about things like cowboy casseroles, cowboy beans and the like. But as much as cowboys love a hearty meal, they also love sweets. With these 7 Cowboy Dessert Recipes You'll Love, you'll be able to bake up some authentic western recipes any cowboy would gobble up. From cookies to candy bars to coffee cake and more, all of the easy dessert recipes in this cowboy collection are sure to make you giddy on up to the kitchen and start baking.
 

7 Cowboy Dessert Recipes You'll Love

Cowboy Candy Bars - Be sure to saddle up because this is one of those cowboy dessert recipes that's sure to rock your world. Made with crunchy peanut butter, oatmeal and chocolate chips, these homemade candy bars are just the sort of thing a cowboy would take on the road for a deliciously sweet and satisfying snack. 


Haystack Snacks (shown below) - Just four simple ingredients and 15 short minutes are all you need to make these western-inspired snacks. Just one look at these no-bake treats and you can see why they're one of our favorite cowboy dessert recipes. They look just like little haystack mounds you'd see out in the country, but these are much more delicious!
 

Dunkin' Platters - The perfect dipping cookie, these Dunkin' Platters get their name from their flat shape. Sometimes called cowboy cookies, these oatmeal based treats are great when dunked into a fresh, cold glass of milk. 

Vintage Grits Pie - A country classic, this old-fashioned easy pie recipe comes together in a snap. Simple and sweet, this easy dessert recipe will not only transport you back in time, it will also bring you right to cowboy country, no matter where you actually live. With easy cowboy dessert recipes like this, anyone can eat like they're in the Wild West!  
 

Easy Cowboy Cookies - Some might say that this is just your average oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but we'd disagree. Made with both white and brown sugars and a cup of shortening, these richly sweet cowboy cookies are so good they should be outlawed. 

Cowboy Coffee Cake - The base of this western-inspired coffee cake is two packages of refrigerated biscuits, which are what gives this easy dessert recipe its cowboy flair. With a hint of cinnamon and brown sugar in the mix, this coffee cake recipe is too good to pass up! 

Cowpoke Pudding - This baked pudding recipe is a bit out of the ordinary, which is part of why it's one of our favorite cowboy dessert recipes. Cowboys aren't known for conforming; they set their own rules instead. That's also the case with this pudding recipe. Make this "outlaw" of a dessert recipe and see what all the fuss is about!

If you loved the cowboy dessert recipes in this collection, you won't want to miss our complete cowboy recipe guide. Download a free, printable copy of Classic Cowboy Recipes: 27 Authentic Western Recipes today!