Trail Mix…it sounds so innocent, doesn’t it? Like if you were to say to me what did you eat today and I said, “oh just some trail mix”, you’d be all, “That’s ALL? Wow, you can survive on just nuts and seeds! What a champ!” You’d say that, right? Well turns out, the trail mix in my brain is a dirty liar. It’s pretty much the same as eating a Snickers. And since the only real place I’m hiking is into the kitchen to grab more trail mix, I’m not necessarily, “burning off the calories”. They should really make anything called “trail mix” less delicious. It’s deceiving. Anyhow, since trail mix is basically a bag of chocolate chips I thought I would give it a proper home. In a cookie. I mean, Target calls THIS trail mix… Which is why Target and I are officially bests. Oh yeah, let me also say that I made these beauties with coconut oil instead of butter. I didn’t do it for health reasons or whatever…I did it because it tastes so dang good. I like Carrington Farms Unrefined Cold Pressed Coconut Oil best. No, they are not paying me to say this…I just love it because it tastes and smells like coconut. You can buy other coconut oil that is pretty much flavorless if you’re not looking for everything you make to taste coconutty… but for baking I love the mild coconut flavor it gives. That’s just my 2 cents. Anyhow, since I used coconut oil, I went ahead and added in some sweetened flaked coconut too. If you don’t love coconut, you can absolutely sub in butter and absolutely leave out the coconut. I won’t be mad. They bake up and stay thick. The edges get slightly crispy, but the inside stays tender. They really are a lovely cookie. And just so you know, you don’t have to use totally trashed out trail mix for these cookies. If you are a little mindful of what you’re eating, buy a variety without the candies or chips. They make a perfect little lunchbox snack!
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