Hearty Trail Mix Cookies Jar Mix

⏱ 5 mins 🍽 36 cookies 🏷 Drop Cookies

This recipe provides a layered jar mix for gifting, containing all the dry ingredients for hearty trail mix cookies. To bake, you simply add egg and butter to the jar contents before dropping spoonfuls onto a tray. The cookies bake to a light golden brown, yielding about three dozen soft, chewy treats packed with oats, raisins, coconut and chocolate pieces. It is a convenient make-ahead gift idea from a dedicated cookie jar cookbook.

Hearty Trail Mix Cookies Jar Mix

Ingredients

  • 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

Method

  1. Follow the jar mix instructions below.
  2. Pack the brown sugar into the base of a 1-quart jar and smooth it level.
  3. Add the sugar to the jar and level the surface.
  4. Pour the quick-cooking oats into the jar and level them.
  5. Mix the flour, baking powder and baking soda together thoroughly in a small bowl.
  6. Spoon this flour mixture into the jar and level it off.
  7. Sprinkle the raisins into the jar, levelling if needed.
  8. Add the coconut over the raisins and level it.
  9. Top with the M&M's candies and secure the jar lid.
  10. Now follow the preparation instructions.
  11. Heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  12. Tip all the jar contents into a large mixing bowl.
  13. Mix in the egg and softened butter.
  14. Blend everything together using a low speed on your mixer.
  15. Place heaping teaspoonfuls of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  16. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cookie edges turn lightly browned.
  17. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 1 minutes before moving them to a rack.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium28800 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDrop Cookies
AuthorDucky