A Delicious and Healthy Trail Mix Cookie Recipe

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.

Introduce the recipe and its purpose for cookie exchanges and parties.

Cream softened butter in a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.

Add light or medium brown sugar and raw cane sugar to the butter and mix on low medium speed.

Incorporate egg whites and honey (or agave nectar) into the mixture.

Sift baking soda into all-purpose flour and add it to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until combined.

Add rolled oats, chopped pecans, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, raisins, and chocolate to the mixture.

Mix until the dough starts to come together, then turn off the mixer.

Portion out the cookie dough into tablespoon and a half drops on a baking sheet, leaving space for spreading.

Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.

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