Granola cookies 🍪. Have you ever had Granola Cookies? The base is similar to a chocolate chip cookie, but instead of mixing in chocolate chips, they are full of granola, dried fruit, nuts and white chocolate chips. In other words, a borderline absurd amount of mix-ins is the key to perfect Granola Cookies. If so, let me introduce you to your new cookie obsession. These granola cookies take the oatmeal cookie up a few notches.

They are sweet, crunchy and chewy all at the same time. You know, everything you'd want in a cookie. This Granola Cookies Recipe is pretty versatile too. You can cook Granola cookies 🍪 using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Granola cookies 🍪

It's 1 cup of butter, softened.
You need 1 cup of white sugar.
It's 2 of eggs.
You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
It's 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
You need 3 cups of Granola mix.

You can add chocolate chips, dried cranberries, or walnuts and they would be just as amazing. This granola cookie recipe was ideal because it is so flexible. I added the granola along with coconut and peanuts and a pinch of cinnamon; left out the raisins, almonds and wheat germ because I didn't have any. Granola: I've only ever made these cookies using homemade granola (this honey almond granola and this coconut cashew granola); both of these recipe tend to be less clump than some storebought granolas.

Granola cookies 🍪 step by step

In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in granola mix. I used this brand of granola. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour..
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a fork dipped in sugar icing.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely..
Enjoy!!.

If using a granola that has ginormous clumps, I'd suggest breaking them up into smaller pieces so everything is about pea size or slightly larger. In a bowl, toss the oats with the oil, melted butter and salt. Granola Cookies are an alternative to the over-priced, over-packaged and less than healthy granola bars available at the grocery store. Many times they loaded with over processed ingredients and lots of sugar. Stir in remaining ingredients except granola; mix until smooth.