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WW Recipe of the Day: Trail Mix Cookies
I mixed up a batch of these Easy Trail Mix Cookies a few Sundays ago so I could take a picture of them to include in my cookbook, Favorite Easy Cake Mix Cookies Cookbook (affiliate link).
What makes these easy trail mix cookies ‘easy’ is the fact that they begin with a cake mix.
What makes them so wholesome and delicious is all the things you add: oats, wheat germ, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and peanuts.
By the time I took the first pan of these cake mix trail mix cookies out of the oven, Rod appeared from the den to find out what smelled so good.
Is there anything better than the smell of freshly baked cookies? Well, these easy trail mix cookies were no exception. And they tasted as luscious as they smelled.
I haven’t tried to “lighten” this recipe for trail mix cookies by substituting applesauce or yogurt for some of the oil. I’m not sure whether I will or not. They are so good just the way they are.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Cake Mix Trail Mix Cookies?
For you Weight Watchers out there, according to my calculations, each large trail mix cookie has 222 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
8 SmartPoints (Green plan)
8 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 PointsPlus (Old plan)
So, while not exactly “skinny” it, looks pretty darn good when compared to a Panera Chocolate Chipper Cookie, which packs a whopping 390 calories, 18g fat, 52g carbs, 1g fiber, 4g protein and 20 WW Points. Wowza!
More WW Friendly cookie recipes, WW Friendly Cranberry Ginger Oat Cookies, Gluten-Free Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chippers, Almost Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, Deep Dish InstantPot Oatmeal Cookie and Homemade Fig Newtons
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Easy Trail Mix Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package (15 to 18 ounces) yellow or white cake mix
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1-1/3 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant or old-fashioned
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (milk or semisweet)
- 3/4 cup roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center and preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
- In a large bowl, beat together the dry cake mix, oil, eggs with an electric mixer (affiliate link) on medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the cinnamon, oats, chocolate chips, peanuts, wheat germ and dried cranberries with a wooden spoon (affiliate link) until well combined.
- Drop the dough by level 1/4-cupfuls, about 3 inches apart, onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Flatten slightly with the palm of your hand or the back of a spoon.
- Bake just until the edges are set and the center is still a little soft, 12 to 18 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheets for 1 minute before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining cookie dough, being sure that cookie sheets are cool before using them again.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 8 SmartPoints (Green plan) 8 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 7 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 6 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: Favorite Easy Cake Mix Cookies Cookbook (affiliate link) by Martha McKinnon
