Name: Trail Mix Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup butter (room temp, (2 sticks / 1 block)); 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar (packed); 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups quick cooking rolled oats (or old fashioned oats); 2 1/2 cups trail mix (your favorite type)

Trail Mix Cookies

Adapted from an internet recipe.

These are excellent cookies, highly recommended.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Total Time 27

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings dozen

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup butter, room temp, (2 sticks / 1 block)
1 3/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats, or old fashioned oats
2 1/2 cups trail mix, your favorite type

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease with butter.
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together then set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream together. Mix in the eggs one at a time then mix in the vanilla.
Add half the flour mixture to the wet mixture, mix together until well combined, then add the remaining flour mixture and mix again until well combined.
Add the oats and trail mix, and mix together until they are evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
Drop by heaping tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the sheet for 3-5 minutes.
Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve and enjoy.