Trail Mix Cookies

There are two things in this world I know. Trail Mix is awesome, and cookies taste great. Why not bring the two together? I really like anything that has a sweet and salty combo because you get the best of both worlds.

When I set out to make something with trail mix in it, I was on a granola bar kick. Those tend to get boring all the time, and I was finding there wasn’t much protein in them. I kicked these cookies up a notch by adding protein powder to the mix. Each cookie has 10 grams of protein! Pretty cool huh?

Also when you look at the nutritional info, don’t be scared by the fat grams and compare it to a real cookie. Chocolate chip cookies are full of unhealthy fats and sugars, while my trail mix cookies are the good fats from nuts!

So whether you are actually hitting the trails or just need a pick me up at work (this is me), make a batch of these.

For this recipe you will need:

  • 1 1/2 cups of brown rice flour
  • 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats
  • 5 scoops of vanilla protein powder
  • 1/2 cup of Stevia in the raw
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 8 ounces of natural unsweetened applesauce (2 small containers)
  • 1/2 cup of egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon of butter extract
  • 2 cups of trail mix
  • 1/2 cup of mini unsweetened dark chocolate chips, I like dairy free
  • 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds

Makes 20-22 cookies

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Mix together all the dry ingredients

This is the brown rice flour I used:

rice flour

the dry

In a seperate bowl add the wet ingredients together

the wet ingredients for cookies

Mix the wet and dry

mixed in

Add in the trail mix, chia seeds, and chocolate chips

trail mix pre mix

trail mix mixed in

On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, scoop out 1/4 cup servings and place on the baking sheet. Leave a good amount of space in between each cookie (2-2.5 inches).

pre bake trail mix

Bake for 18-22 minutes depending on your oven, but keep an eye on them.

up close cookie

I made 3 batches of these. The first batch I over cooked a bit and the protein powder was too bread like. The second batch I cooked 22 minutes and it was good. The third batch I only cooked 18 minutes and I liked these the most. While they weren’t golden brown on top, the center was more doughy.

Trail Mix cookies

The protein in the cookies causes it to become very dense. If you want a lighter cookie, nix the protein powder, you will also knock 30 calories off each cookie, but you will not be getting the protein boost!

Nutritional info (per cookie): 159 calories, 5.1 grams of fat, 22 grams of carbs, 10 grams of protein!

Yummy in the tummy!

cookie bite

Taking these babies for pre-gym snacks for the week!

Happy eating…

XOXO With a Cherry On Top,

-Minnie

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6 Comments

  1. Sara @ Fitcupcaker

    I always see brown rice flour but never buy it. Now I’m inspired

    1. Katie

      This is the first time I tried it too!

  2. Liz @FitLizzy

    These look amazing! (and amazing for you!) I have never tried baking with stevia but these look like a great excuse to give it a shot. My boyfriend LOVES trail mix (I do too) so this will be great for us. Great recipe to modify and create fun, new nut and fruit combos too šŸ™‚ thanks, as always, for sharing.

    1. Katie

      Yeah I only used 1/2 cup! You can’t tell at all

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