Trail Mix Cookies (Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with nuts and chocolate Chips)

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and is dairy-free.

mixed nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Seeds are often less expensive and nut-free.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate offers health benefits and chunks can be cheaper.

dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit adds moisture but may not be as sweet.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, add softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, add rolled oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk together until well combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix briefly.

Add milk a little at a time, mixing briefly after each addition until completely combined but still lumpy.

Add in raisins, coconut, peanuts, and chocolate chips, ensuring the total is 2 cups. Mix until evenly distributed.

Scoop mounds of dough onto a tray lined with parchment paper, spacing them at least an inch and a half apart.

Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until they turn a light golden brown color.

Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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