Chewy Granola Cookies

Chewy Granola Cookies is a cookie recipe built around butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Plan on 36 cookies and about 37 minutes.

• Yield 36 cookies
• Ready in 37 minutes
• Prep 25 minutes
• Cook 12 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat or all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups granola
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries or raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup shredded sweetened or unsweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners, or lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl with an electric handheld mixer or in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until the batter lightens in color a bit, 1-2 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined (a few dry streaks are ok).
4. By hand with a wooden spoon or spatula, stir in the granola, cranberries, almonds, cashews, coconut and chocolate chips until combined.
5. Scoop balls of dough, about two tablespoons in size (I use a heaping portion of dough in my #40 cookie scoop) onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing a couple inches apart. Press down lightly on the top of the cookies with the palm of your hand to flatten just a bit (no need to do this if using the lesser amount of flour as detailed in the notes section).
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
7. Remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Cool the cookies on the sheet for a few minutes, then move them to a rack.