West Coast Trail Cookies
From Cosmicmother 10 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 34
Named for the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. My kids favorite cookie! Satisfyingly chewy with a slight crisp around the edges. Perfect for the lunchbox or to take on a hike or long walk. My published recipe on AR is a slightly healthier version: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/234288/west-coast-trail-cookies/
Ingredients
- 2 cups of unbleached flour shopping list
- 1 tsp. baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and pinch of nutmeg (optional) shopping list
- 1 cup of Butter, softened (I use vegan margarine) shopping list
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup White sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned rolled Oats shopping list
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened shredded Coconut (or sweetened flaked)* shopping list
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 1/2 cup Dried cranberries (I like Ocean Spray, they are plumper than most brands) shopping list
- 1/4 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds, or nuts of your choice (Optional) shopping list
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- *Can leave out coconut and replace with oats--coconut adds to the chewiness shopping list
- *I often replace a 1/4 cup of flour for ground flax seeds- for extra fibre and omega's, it gives them a nutty flavor without the nuts. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, powder, salt and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl cream butter and sugars until light in colour and fluffy. Add one egg at a time until well blended, stir in vanilla.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients, mix by hand if needed. Before the flour is fully incorporated add in Oats, Coconut, Sunflower seeds, Chocolate chips and Cranberries and fold until everything is evenly combined.
- Drop the dough by a heaping tablespoon or use a 1.5 inch cookie scoop. Bake in the center of the pre-heated oven for approx. 10-12 minutes or until golden around the edges.
The Rating
Reviewed by 1 people-
Made these cookies a while back, they are delicious.I made 2 changes, I used Earth Balance in place of butter and dairy and gluten free oatmeal.I like dunking them in warm milk,The people I shared the cookies with gave them 2 thumbs up.
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