Best 7 Trail Mix Cookie Cups Recipes

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Are you ready to embark on a baking adventure that will leave you with a delightful medley of textures and flavors? Look no further than the extraordinary trail mix cookie cups! These bite-sized treats are an explosion of wholesome goodness, combining the richness of cookie dough with the vibrant flavors of your favorite trail mix ingredients. Get ready to indulge your senses with a symphony of sweet, crunchy, chewy, and nutty textures in every bite. These trail mix cookie cups are the perfect companions for outdoor endeavors, afternoon tea parties, or simply moments of pure indulgence. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey that will lead you to pure bliss.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

TRAIL MIX COOKIES



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I was determined to make a tasty, guilt-free cookie and I am very pleased with how these turned out. They're not very sweet but have a subtle flavor of applesauce and cinnamon mixed in with chocolate chips, nuts, and dried cranberries.

Provided by dancer7889

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Fruit Cookie Recipes     Cranberry

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 13

½ cup applesauce
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ¼ cups quick cooking oats
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts
⅓ cup dried cranberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
  • Beat applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat egg whites until they are frothy and begin to firm up. Fold egg whites into applesauce mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold into the egg mixture. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, walnuts, and cranberries. Drop by heaping teaspoons on prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake cookies in preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove immediately to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14.1 g, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 71.8 mg, Sugar 8.2 g

TRAIL MIX COOKIE CUPS



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My granddaughter helped create these cookie cups for the first time by using ingredients from my pantry and fridge. We used trail mix to jazz them up. -Pamela Shank, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Nutella
1-1/2 cups trail mix

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 24 balls (about 1-1/4 in.). Press evenly onto bottom and up sides of greased mini muffin cups., Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, reshape cups as necessary. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Fill cups with 1 teaspoon each peanut butter and Nutella. Top with trail mix.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 121mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

HEARTY TRAIL MIX COOKIES - JAR MIX



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Another cookie jar mix posted by request. I have not yet made this recipe. Times are guesstimates for preparing the jar mix. This recipe originates from the "Gifts for the Cookie Jar" cookbook.

Provided by Ducky

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 5m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup M&M's plain chocolate candy
1 egg
6 tablespoons butter, softened

Steps:

  • *Jar Mix Instructions*.
  • In 1-quart jar, pack brown sugar on bottom and level.
  • Pour sugar in jar and level.
  • Pour oats in jar and level.
  • In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda, mixing well.
  • Spoon flour mixture into jar and level.
  • Sprinkle in raisins, leveling as necessary.
  • Sprinkle coconut over raisins and level.
  • Sprinkle M&M's and place lid on jar.
  • *Preparation Instructions*.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Empty jar contents into large bowl.
  • Add egg and butter.
  • Beat on low speed to blend.
  • Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10- 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  • Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.2, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 11.4, Sodium 28.8, Carbohydrate 12.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 7.5, Protein 1.2

TRAIL MIX COOKIES



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Make and share this Trail Mix Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Irmgard

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup shortening or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped dried apricot
1 cup slivered almonds
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup flax seed
1/4 cup sesame seeds
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Cream the shortening, brown sugar, honey and eggs together.
  • Combine the flour, wheat germ, baking soda and salt.
  • Add to the creamed mixture gradually and beat until blended.
  • Stir in the oats, fruits, nuts, seeds and chocolate chips.
  • Mix well.
  • Drop dough by heaping tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
  • Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer cookies to a rack and cool completely.

TRAIL MIX FREEZER COOKIES



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Provided by Maria Helm Sinskey

Categories     Cookies     Mixer     Egg     Dessert     Picnic     Kid-Friendly     Low Cal     Back to School     Coconut     Oat     Healthy     Butter     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes about 27 three-inch cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
2 cups trail mix, coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix first 6 ingredients in bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until mixture is fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in oats and coconut. Stir in trail mix.
  • Using 2-inch-diameter ice cream scoop, drop dough onto sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Do Ahead For ready-to-bake dough, freeze dough on sheets until firm. Transfer frozen dough to resealable plastic bags; keep frozen until ready to bake.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. For freshly made cookie dough, bake until cookies are golden brown, about 13 minutes. (For frozen dough, arrange frozen cookies 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets; bake until golden brown, about 16 minutes.) Transfer to racks to cool.

HOMEMADE TRAIL MIX COOKIES



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Great comfort cookie loaded with homemade trail mix. Using a bulk or pre-made trail mix is a good way to save time.

Provided by Dandan

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

¼ cup almonds
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup shelled roasted peanuts
¼ cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
1 cup rolled oats
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, softened
¼ cup honey
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Mix almonds, cranberries, peanuts, and candy pieces together to make trail mix.
  • Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat in butter, honey, egg, and vanilla extract using an electric mixer or wooden spoon until dough is thoroughly combined. Fold in trail mix.
  • Drop tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and bottoms of cookies are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 18.2 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 108 mg, Sugar 9.7 g

TRAIL MIX COOKIES



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These cookies are inspired by the most trusted human energy source: trail mix. They're crammed with toasted nuts, dried fruit, hearty oats, and chocolate.

Provided by Sohla El-Waylly

Categories     Bon Appétit     Dessert     snack     Cookies     Oat     Nut     Seed     Dried Fruit     Chocolate     Granola     Bake     Vegetarian     Soy Free     Kid-Friendly     Healthy

Yield Makes 12 (3") cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1½ cups assorted raw nuts and seeds
½ cup (60 g) old-fashioned oats
1 large egg
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup (packed; 50 g) dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. (25 g) granulated sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. baking soda
¾ cup assorted dried fruit (cut into ½" pieces if large)
¾ cup chopped bittersweetchocolate bars or chips or disks
½ cup (63 g) all-purpose flour
Flaky sea salt

Steps:

  • Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Toast nuts and seeds and oats on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl; let cool.
  • Meanwhile, mix egg, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl; let sit until nuts are cool (this will make for a chewier cookie).
  • Add dried fruit and chocolate to nut mixture; toss to combine. Give egg mixture a good stir, then stir in flour. Mix in nut mixture, smashing it against the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, until combined and mix-ins are evenly coated in dough. (It will look like too many mix-ins, but dough will come together as it chills.) Cover and chill at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
  • Reheat oven to 350°F. Using a ⅓-cup measure or #16 cookie scoop, portion out dough, packing firmly, to make 12 cookies. Divide between 2 parchment-lined baking sheets as you go. Using measuring cup or your hand, press cookies into 2½"-diameter disks about ¾" thick; sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets top to bottom and front to back once, until golden brown and no longer wet-looking, 11-13 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets.
  • Do Ahead: Cookies can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

Tips:

  • Use a variety of trail mix ingredients to create unique and flavorful cookie cups.
  • Be sure to chop the nuts and dried fruit into small pieces so that they are evenly distributed throughout the cookie cups.
  • If you don't have chocolate chips, you can use another type of chocolate, such as chopped chocolate bars or even Nutella.
  • Be careful not to overmix the cookie dough, as this will make the cookie cups tough.
  • If you want a gooey center, be sure to underbake the cookie cups slightly.
  • Let the cookie cups cool completely before filling them with frosting or other toppings.

Conclusion:

Trail mix cookie cups are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are also a great way to use up leftover trail mix. With a variety of flavors and textures, these cookie cups are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a fun and festive treat, give trail mix cookie cups a try.

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