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Trail Mix Freezer Cookies

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Trail Mix Freezer CookiesGail Albert Halaban

You can bake the cookies to order, straight from the freezer.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 27 three-inch cookies

Ingredients

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

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    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.

    Step 2

    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.

    Step 3

    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.

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