Happy finals season! It's that time of year again (you know, the part that actually matters). Time to put pen to paper (or in our generation's case, fingers to computer keys) and spill out everything we know. This urge to throw anything and everything at our exam page got me thinking....TRAIL MIX -- a mix of odds and ends that somehow come together to make the most delicious of snacks. But let's be honest, trail mix is way too healthy to be my snack of choice during finals. That's what I came up with the TRAIL Mix Cookie! Unhealthy, delicious, and an awesome legal pun -- aka, perfection! Bake away my fellow procrastinators, BAKE AWAYYYYY!!!
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What you'll need:
- 1 1/5 cups oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups trail mix*
*the trail mix can be whatever you want it to be! I used dark chocolate M&Ms, chopped dried apricots, dried unsweetened coconut flakes and chopped almonds.
How you make it:
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Next, in a stand mixer, cream the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together. When this is all well mixed, add in the egg and vanilla extract. continue mixing until fluffy. Then slowly add in the rest of the ingredients and continue to mix until it is all incorporated.
The mixture will be sticky so either risk getting your fingers a little sticky, or use a spoon to form 1inch dough balls. Place them on a baking sheet and bake these bad boys in for 9-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely before trying to take them off of the cookie sheet. And enjoy :)
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