Almond Butter Trail Mix Cookies
 
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These almond butter trail mix cookies are basically just almond butter and trail mix with a few other ingredients. They are super simple to make! You can make your own almond butter and trail mix or buy your favorite at the store.
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 2 cups almonds
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup raisins
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup salted sunflower seeds
  • ⅓ cup roasted, salted peanuts
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Toast almonds in the oven for 7-10 minutes (oven doesn’t have to be fully pre-heated at this point) until toasted and fragrant. Let cool for a few minutes.
  3. Place almonds in a food process and process for 5-10 minutes until it becomes smooth almond butter. You may have to stop it every so often to scrap down the sides. Once almonds have reached the desired consistency transfer to a bowl. Make sure this is about to room temperature before mixing with the other ingredients. It will make the dough easier to handle.
  4. Add the egg, brown sugar, baking soda, and vanilla extract. Stir until completely combined.
  5. Stir in the raisins, dark chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, and peanuts.
  6. Roll dough into balls.
  7. Optional step: refrigerate dough for 10-15 minutes before baking. This will result in denser cookies. If you don’t refrigerate they will spread a bit and will be thinner and crispier. They will be delicious either way!
  8. and place on the cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
You can use store bought almond butter rather than making your own. Use 1 cup.
You can replace the raisins, chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, and peanuts with 1⅓ cups of your favorite trail mix.
Recipe by Just J.Faye at https://www.justjfaye.com/2015/06/06/almond-butter-trail-mix-cookies/