CAF Home Recipes: 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.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together 1 stick of butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar with 4 tablespoons of white sugar using an electric mixer on medium for about a minute.

Add 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.

Turn the mixer down to low and add the dry ingredients: 1 cup oats, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 cup white flour, and 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour.

Mix in the fun ingredients: 1/2 cup dried cherries, 1 cup dark chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped walnuts, and 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds.

Toast the walnuts and pumpkin seeds on a sheet pan in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes before adding them to the dough.

Chill the cookie dough for at least 2 hours covered with plastic wrap in the fridge.

Scoop out the chilled dough onto two lined sheet pans using a large tablespoon.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes until golden brown.

Let the cookies cool and store them in an airtight container for up to a week, or freeze them for later use.

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