How to Bake TRAIL MIX COOKIES

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.

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of rolled oats, 0.5 teaspoon of baking soda, 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder, 0.25 teaspoon of salt, and 0.5 teaspoon of cinnamon. Stir until combined.

Set the dry ingredients bowl aside and get another bowl for the wet ingredients.

In the wet ingredients bowl, add 0.5 cup of sugar, 0.5 cup of brown sugar, and 0.5 cup of softened unsalted butter. Mix until the butter is fully combined with the sugars.

Add 1 large egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the wet mixture. Mix until the egg is fully combined, being careful not to over mix.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until the flour has disappeared into the batter.

Add 0.5 cup of white chocolate chips, 0.5 cup of crushed pretzels, and 0.5 cup of miniature M&Ms to the dough. Mix until evenly combined.

Prepare two baking pans with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Use an ice cream scooper to scoop out even-sized balls of cookie dough onto the baking pans, leaving a few inches of space between each cookie.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until they spread out and are slightly golden brown.

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

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