Homemade Trail Mix Cookies

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

Making homemade trail mix is the first step in this easy cookie recipe that can be customized in all sorts of ways.

Ingredients

1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup shelled roasted peanuts
1/4 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2 Mix almonds, cranberries, peanuts, and candy pieces together to make trail mix.
3 Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat in butter, honey, egg, and vanilla extract using an electric mixer or wooden spoon until dough is thoroughly combined. Fold in trail mix.
4 Drop tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and bottoms of cookies are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.