Chewy nutty trail mix and healthy oatmeal cookie all in one.
Course Dessert, Snack
Keyword Baking, Cookies
Prep Time 2 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
1cupraw nuts, assorted
½cuprolled oats
¾cupbittersweet chocolate(or carob chips)
¼cupsunflower seeds, flax seeds, pine nuts
¾cupdried fruit,chopped into ¼ inch pieces
¼cupshredded coconut,unsweetened
½cupall-purpose flour
½tspbaking soda
1tspKosher salt
2TbspBob's Red Mill GF Egg Replacer,equal to one large egg
¼cupbrown sugar, lightly packed
1Tbspgranulated sugar
4Tbspcoconut oil, (or butter) melted
2tspvanilla
Instructions
Mix Dough
Preheat oven to 350°. Toast nuts, seeds and oats on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 10–12 minutes. Toasting can also be done on the stove top in a skillet. Transfer nuts and seeds to a medium bowl; let cool.
Mix egg replacer, melted coconut oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Let sit while nuts cool (this will make for a chewier cookie).
Add dried fruit, shredded coconut and chocolate to cooled nut mixture. Toss to combine. Give egg mixture another stir, then mix in flour. Mix in nut mixture, smashing it against the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, until combined and trail mix-ins are evenly coated in dough. It will look like you have way too much trail mix. That's great. Dough will come together while it chills. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Dough can be refrigerated up to 3 days. You can pop em in the oven whenever you feel like having a quick wholesome snack.
Bake Cookies
When dough is chilled and you're ready to bake cookies, preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or use silicon baking sheets.Use a ¼ - ⅓-cup measure to scoop out dough into 12 even balls. Place 6 balls on each baking sheet and press each ball down into ¾ inch disks. Sprinkle with coarse salt or coconut flakes if desired.
Rotate baking sheets top to bottom and front to back one time during baking. Bake until golden brown and no longer gooey-looking, about 12–15 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets. They fall apart easily when they are too hot and you use a spatula on them. Try to be patient. :-)