Chewy Fruit and Nut Cookies
These fruit and nut cookies are chewy cookies that are loaded with oatmeal, dried fruit, and mixed nuts. They are easy to make and so addictive.
Servings: 16 large cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 ¼ cup All purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mixed nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans) Just a quick coarse chop of the nuts. You can use slivered or chopped nuts.
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed down
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the nuts, oats, and coconut to the sheet pan and bake for about 5 minutes, mixing them around halfway through.1 cup mixed nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans), 1 cup old fashioned oats, ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- Remove them from the oven and let them cool.
- In a large bowl, cream your sugar and butter until light.1 cup Unsalted butter, ¾ cup light brown sugar
- Add your egg and mix that in well.1 large egg
- Next add your vanilla and mix until incorporated.1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, sift together your flour, baking soda and salt.2 ¼ cup All purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- Now add your coconut, old fashioned oats, nuts and cranberries to your flour mixture.½ cup dried cranberries
- Mix the dry ingredients together until it al the ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Now add this into your butter mixture and mix until all incorporated.
- With a medium sized ice cream scoop (for larger cookies) or a heaping tablespoon (for smaller cookies), scoop your batter on to the baking sheet and spread them about ½ inch apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes for small ice cream sized scoops or until they are turning golden brown on the top and on the edges.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes to set up on cookie sheet once they are out of the oven. They will firm up as they cool.
- After 10 minutes, remove from the sheet pan on to a cooling rack and let completely cool for another 10-15 minutes. They will be soft and chewy and delicious!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 373IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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