Trail Mix Cookies
Soft and chewy oat peanut butter cookies loaded with trail mix goodies. Perfect for snacking and customizing with various fruits and candies.
Equipment
- large bowl
- spatula
- cookie sheets
- parchment paper
- cookie scoop
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
- ⅓ cup smooth regular peanut butter
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon honey
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips plus extra for topping
- ⅓ cup M&M's or other candy-coated chocolates plus extra for topping
- ⅓ cup roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup chopped almonds
Instructions
Baking Instructions
- Do not under-bake these too much or they will be too soft. Bake until evenly golden on top and let them cool completely on the baking trays.
- Combine soft butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl and mix until evenly blended, smooth, and a bit fluffy.
- Mix in egg and vanilla until well incorporated, then mix in honey.
- Mix in oats. Sprinkle flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt over the batter and fold in until mostly combined.
- Add chocolate chips, M&Ms, peanuts, and almonds and fold them in until evenly distributed.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes while preheating the oven.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a 1.35-oz cookie scoop to portion dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them at least 2 inches apart. Press extra chocolate chips and candies on top.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until evenly browned on the bottom and lightly golden on top.
- Let cookies cool for 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Feel free to customize by substituting some chocolate with raisins or other dried fruit.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg
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