Homemade Trail Mix Cookies

Great comfort cookie loaded with homemade trail mix. Using a bulk or pre-made trail mix is a good way to save time.

Ingredients

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

Steps

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.