Trail Mix Cookies
Trail Mix Cookies are healthy trail mix cookies packed with rolled oats, cranberries, nuts and chocolate chips. They’re great for breakfast and snacks!
You know it’s going to be a good day when it starts off with cookies…..especially when they’re cookies that involve less guilt and ones you can eat for breakfast!
That’s exactly what we’ve got here today — these Trail Mix Cookies are wholesome and nutritious, making them perfect for breakfast eating.
What a way to start the week, right? 🙂
I’ve been holding out on you with this trail mix cookie recipe, but it’s not entirely my fault. I made them weeks ago and they were SO perfect — just the right texture and sweetness. They were healthier without tasting like it, if you will.
I decided that these cookies would still be delicious if I reduced the amount of coconut oil and maple syrup ever so slightly. Let’s just say I didn’t like that batch nearly as much, and the family agreed.
They turned into a healthier cookie that did taste healthier, which isn’t a good thing for me. My second healthier batch was on the dry side and lacked flavor. I knew what I had to do….make the first batch again!
The cookies were back to my idea of the perfect healthier cookie — chewy, moist, and full of flavor. 🙂
Trail Mix Cookies
I made these cookies with a combination of white whole wheat flour and old fashioned rolled oats so that they’re completely whole grain. I also added some unsweetened shredded coconut added to the mix because you know I love my coconut.
We’ve also got coconut oil, maple syrup and a mashed banana, which helps add moisture and natural sweetness.
The fun part of all of this is choosing your “trail mix” ingredients:
- dried fruit: cranberries, raisins, cherries, or apricots
- chocolate chips: dark, semi-sweet, white, or a combination of all!
- nuts: walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios
Each of my 3 batches had different combinations going on depending on what I had. They did all happen to contain cranberries and coconut, because I love them in my breakfast cookies!
Sky’s the limit on how you want to customize these cookies, and your family is guaranteed to love them! What’s not to love about cookies for breakfast?
Not a thing. 🙂
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Trail Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat white flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut optional (I use [this brand])
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup pure maple syrup may be substituted with agave syrup or honey
- ⅓ cup coconut oil melted (may be substituted with canola oil)
- 1 medium ripe banana about ⅓ cup
- ⅓ cup dried fruit of your choice
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips of your choice
- ½ cup chopped nuts of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line (2) baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the oats, flour, coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, maple syrup, coconut oil, and mashed banana until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until almost combined. Add the dried fruit, chocolate chips, and nuts, and stir just until incorporated.
- Using a ½" cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 2" apart, flattening the tops until the cookies are 2-2½" in diameter. Bake one sheet at a time on the middle rack of the oven for 13-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden . Be careful not to over bake.
- Cool on a wire rack completely and enjoy!
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
51 Comments on “Trail Mix Cookies”
I love a good breakfast cookie loaded with ALL of the above! These beauties are absolutely screaming my name right now! Love how soft and chewy they look, Marcie!
Thanks, Sarah! It’s a good thing these were healthier because I could hardly stop eating them!
These cookies look like such a delicious way to start out a Monday! I love the trail mix ingredients in here, Marcie! Sounds like it gives this cookie such a great texture and crunch. I would gladly devour these for breakfast or any other time of the day!
Thank you, Gayle! I ate these for the breakfast then later in the day for a snack, too. I couldn’t get enough!
I think every day should start with cookies. I think people would be so much happier that way!
I love that you have combined trail mix with cookies – such a good combo.
I think you’re right, Dannii! Thanks, and Happy Monday!
Starting the day with a cookie or 5 is always a good idea! Especially when they are healthy cookies, so I don’t have to feel quite so guilty if I eat a dozen! 🙂 love that these are refined sugar free and contain no butter! Plus I love that these are so customizable! Seriously Yummy things are going on here! Pinned! Cheers, my dear!
Yeah…a cookie or 5! haha Thanks, Cheyanne, and I hope your week is off to a great start!
Mmm…I love it when you can disguise a healthy cookie and make it taste just as good as a sinful one. 🙂
I would be more than happy to have these for breakfast any day of the week. They look scrumptious!!
Yes…healthy but sinful. 🙂 I ate these for breakfast AND snacks in the same day…I was slightly obsessed. Apparently I don’t make cookies enough! haha Thanks, Sarah!
This is a great idea for a grab and go breakfast for busy families!
Thanks, Cynthia! My kids loved taking these to school for snacks too — they were perfect!
Thank you, Lisa, and these really are a great grab-n-go option!
Breakfast cookies are always such a fun way to start the day … or let’s be real … snack on all throughout the day! haha I have a problem. This flavor sounds delicious!
You’re not alone with that problem — these were my breakfast AND snacks. haha Thanks, Ashley!
These cookies sound perfect for after workout treat!! Love that you added cranberries!
They were great after workouts! Thanks, Ami!
Breakfast cookies are the best- love the idea of using trail mix 🙂
Thanks, Medha!
Cookies for breakfast? Great. nutritious and delicious guilt-free cookies for breakfast? EPIC!
It is fun and epic! Thanks, Bethany!
Umm yes nothing better than start the day with some cookies!! these look amazing Marcie!
grab n go breakfasts like these are my fav! Scheduled a pin for later 🙂
These definitely do not look dry! I bet these would be so great for a healthier dessert too — but I’m pretty excited at the prospect of cookies for breakfast!
Thanks, Ashley, and my kids were in heaven with this prospect (and so was I)! 🙂
Cookies for breakfast? I’m in! I love all those ingredients, these cookies look so yummy! And the fact that they are healthy is such a bonus!
Thank you, Melanie! These have become a staple around here!
Cookies for breakfast…yes please! These look great Marcie! I sometimes get stuck in the whole “hmm what if I tweaked this…and that…” mode and usually end up right where I started. Unsweetened coconut is one of my favorite healthier swaps in baking.
I guess I wanted to try to make them even healthier, but not when it sacrifices texture and flavor! Thanks, Alyssa!
Cookies for breakfast sounds like the best way to start the day! These look amazing, Marcie – so soft and chewy! My favorite kind of cookie! I love the coconut and trail mix ingredients! <3
Thanks, Kelly! This was sure a nice change from oatmeal! 🙂
I couldn’t focus after I saw coconut flakes and coconut oil in the ingredients. I have a problem 🙂
Ah yes, but it’s a good problem! haha I ought to know. 🙂
There is only everything to love about cookies for breakfast….especially these cookies!
Thank you, Annie! These sure made for a mighty fun breakfast!
I have been in such a funk lately, nothing has sounded very food to me but these cookies sound AMAZING! My husband actually got hooked on trail mix recently so he will be all over this!
It’s the pits when you get into a food funk, isn’t it? These just might help…thanks, Annie! 🙂
Cookies for breakfast sound perfect to me! I love that these are healthier too, so I can feel good about eating them. I may have to give these a try soon!
Thanks, Danielle!
I love cookies for breakfast!
Me, too! Thanks, Christin! 🙂
Um YES to cookies for breakfast! These look SO good, I need a good grab and go breakfast in the morning, and even better if they are secretly healthy cookies 😀
These were my grab ‘n go answer for breakfast and snacks…and dessert! haha Thanks, Denise!
These trail mix cookies look heavenly, Marice! I can have them every day! And love how easy they are to prepare!
I can certainly eat them every day as well! Thank you, Anu!
Yes to cookies for breakfast! You have filled these with so many amazing ingredients.
Thank you, Laura! 🙂
I truly love the toppings mixed in here – dried fruit, nuts and chocolate?! Yes please! These remind me of the breakfast cookies of my dreams!
Thanks so much, Jessica! I’ve eaten these so much in the past month…they’re addicting! 🙂
Haha, healthy cookies that taste healthy just aren’t going to cut it in this house either! I love the ideas of breakfast cookies! I’ve been in need of more snacks lately and these would be perfect!
Yes — these make perfect snacks, too. And dessert! haha