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Trail Mix Cookies with Peanut Butter and Oatmeal

Published: Mar 6, 2018 · Modified: May 9, 2024 by Tristin Rieken · 4 Comments

Trail Mix Cookies with peanut butter and oatmeal are the ultimate drop cookie recipe made with heaps of classic trail mix ingredients.

Trail mix cookie with visible chopped nuts and oats on a plate with a bite out of it.
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Loaded trail mix cookie recipe

Trail Mix Cookies are crisp and chewy cookie loaded with nuts, seeds, chocolate, dried fruit and other classic trail mix ingredients.

These trail mix cookies are packed with high energy, nutritious ingredients and make a great after school, outdoor adventure or picnic snack.

What a delicious way to carry your trail mix!

Stack of trail mix cookies next to a glass of milk.

Just like ANYTHING can go into trail mix, anything and everything can go into trail mix cookies too.

Ingredients

  • Trail mix – choose a neutral or sweet combination of trail mix ingredients like candy coated chocolate pieces like M & Ms or Reese’s candies, chocolate chips, chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, etc), flaked coconut, dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, chopped dried apricots, etc). Or choose trail mix ingredients inspired by tried and true flavor combinations like bananas and chocolate, coconut and macadamia nuts, and pretzels and chocolate.
  • Old fashioned oats
  • Butter
  • Light brown sugar
  • Granulated sugar
  • Peanut butter – creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter.
  • Eggs
  • All purpose flour
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Ground cinnamon

Step by step instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Preparing baking sheets with parchment paper, silicone baking sheets or lightly grease with butter or baking spray.
  2. Beat room temperature butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy then add peanut butter.
  3. Mix in eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add combined mixture to creamed mix and stir until it comes together. 
  5. Add trail mix and stir until combined.
  6. Using a ½ inch ice cream scoop drop dough onto prepared baking sheets. Placing only 8 cookies per sheet rather than 12 to leave space for spreading.
Trail mix cookies dropped on a parchment lined baking sheet next to a bowl of cookie dough and a small cookie scoop.
  1. Bake cookies, rotating halfway through until golden brown and just set, about 12 to 14 minutes. Just make sure not to overbake them or they’ll lose that great texture contrast.
  2. Let cool on sheet 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
  3. Enjoy!
Trail mix cookies on a cooling rack with a little hand reaching for a cookie.

How to store

Store trail mix cookies tightly covered in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Or freeze cookie dough for up to 3 months.

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Trail mix cookie with visible chopped nuts and oats on a plate with a bite out of it.

Trail Mix Cookies

Trail Mix Cookies made with peanut butter and oatmeal are the ultimate pantry clearing cookie recipe.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
resting time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 72 cookies
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Tristin Rieken

Ingredients

  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup m&ms
  • ½ cup almonds roasted
  • ½ cup cashews roasted
  • ¼ cup peanuts roasted
  • ¼ cup raisins

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Preparing baking sheets with parchment paper, silicone baking sheets or lightly grease with butter or baking spray.
  • Combine butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth. Add peanut butter and mix in eggs, one at a time incorporating well after each addition.
    ¾ cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup light brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup creamy peanut butter, 2 large eggs
  • In a medium bowl stir together oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add combined mixture to wet ingredients and stir until it comes together. 
    3 cups old fashioned oats, ¾ cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Add trail mix and stir until combined.
    ½ cup m&ms, ½ cup almonds, ½ cup cashews, ¼ cup peanuts, ¼ cup raisins
  • Using a ½ inch ice cream scoop drop dough onto prepared baking sheets. Placing only 8 cookies per sheet rather than 12 to leave space for spreading.
  • Bake cookies, rotating halfway through until golden brown and just set, about 12 to 14 minutes.
  • Remove and allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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  1. chelsey

    March 07, 2018 at 5:32 pm

    Oh my goodness these look delicious! Thanks for sharing ❤️

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  2. Caylin

    March 07, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    5 stars
    Whoa these look so good!

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