Trail mix cookies

I found this recipe when searching for something totally other and thought “whoah! this is like congealed trail mix!”

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For something so totally simple and easy to make, they’re crazy tasty and relatively healthy what with the oats and the no processed sugar.  One drawback to the recipe is that when the wet ingredients are combined with the dry ingredients the whole thing becomes incredibly dense. You’re going to need a very strong spoon and Popeye arms in order to stir everything together.  Also, while honey is much easier to get out of it’s container if it’s been warmed up it’s possible to get it to boil (who knew?) and the resulting mess is not pleasant to clean up.  For a bit more chocolaty goodness, add maybe 1/4-1/2 cup cocoa.  Because the mixture is so incredibly sticky, it’s also best to wet your hands occasionally whilst rolling the dough into balls.

cookie sheet


Ingredients
3 1/2 cups old -fashioned Rolled Oats
1 cup dried fruit (I used cherries and cranberries)
1 cup unsweetened dried Coconut Flakes
1 cup semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1 3/4 cups all-purpose Flour
1/2 cup chopped, toasted almonds
1/2 cup brandy or rum
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Sea Salt

1 cup Honey
1 cup unsalted Butter, melted
2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Method

1.  The night before making the cookies, chop the dried fruit and toss into a ziplock bag with the rum or brandy.  Remove all the air, set aside and allow to macerate overnight.

2.  Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

3.  Combine all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine all of the wet ingredients together.

4.  Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir just until fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerated for at least 30 minutes.

5.  Roll the cookies into balls and stagger on lined sheet pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until just set.

cookies


Picture info:
Plate:  Mountain View by Lenox
Glass:  Vintage BC comics gas station premium glass.  Part of a complete set bought at a garage sale.
Posted by Mike on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 02:40 PM
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