Gifts from Your Kitchen Recipes
Trail Mix Cookies
Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix.
Add: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE. Mix in 1 egg, slightly beaten, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until completely blended. You will need to finish mixing with your hands.
Shape into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart on a sprayed cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 14 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling.
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen cookies