If you’ve had my monster cookies before, this cookie dough base is the same but with the addition of trail mix. I used a store bought mountain trail mix, but really any trail mix blend works well and makes these cookies versatile! You can even make your own trail mix with your favorite nuts, dried fruits, candies, oats, etc. and make these cookies just how you like them. 🥳 And if dried fruits and nuts in a cookie just isn’t for you, be sure to check out my classic snickerdoodle cookies, chocolate chipless cookies, or my brown butter chocolate chunk cookies. Photography: photos taken in this post are by Megan from The Broke Girl Table.
Trail mix: use your favorite store-bought trail mix or make one from scratch with your favorite combination of nuts, seeds, chocolates, dried fruits, oats, etc. I would recommend to make sure all the mix-ins are chopped small so they incorporate into the cookie dough nicely. Creamy Peanut Butter: I love using a smooth, creamy peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy) as opposed to a natural peanut butter. Natural peanut butter tends to dry out the cookie. Creamy peanut butter lends a rich, nutty flavor to the cookies. Quick oats: the quick oats give the cookie an overall better texture than the old fashioned oats. The chewy texture from the oats and sets them apart from typical chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies.
