Trail Mix Cookies

Trail mix is an on-the-go snack easily made at home – just pack with a variety of unsalted nuts and seeds for healthy fat, fibre, and protein. Add in some dried fruit for sweetness, some dark chocolate for flavour (as well as antioxidants) – and you’ve got the perfect snack for the 2 pm slump, camping, and/or hiking! We’ve taken the classic trail mix and given it a little twist – trail mix cookies!

Pair these cookies with a piece of fruit for an easy to grab weekday breakfast, or simply pack them as a snack in your little one’s lunchbox!

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats, blended into oat flour
• ½ cup almond flour
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• ¼ cup coconut sugar
• ¼ cup shredded coconut
• ⅓ cup mini dark chocolate chips
• ⅓ cup dried cranberries
• 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• ¾ tbsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda

Wet Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp ground flax + 2 tbsp water
• ¼ cup creamy all-natural peanut butter
• ¼ cup melted coconut oil
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ½ tbsp vanilla

Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)
2. Mix together the ground flax + water in a small bowl and set aside
3. In large mixing bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients
4. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together all of the wet ingredients
5. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir until well combined
6. Scoop out the batter into balls on a lined baking sheet and use your palm to smash the cookies down slightly into small mounds
7. Bake cookies for 15 minutes, until lightly golden brown on the bottom
8. These cookies will be delicate when they first come out of the oven so let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack until completely cool.

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