Vegan Trail Mix Cookies

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place oats, nuts and seeds on a baking sheet and toast for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven, transfer to a medium bowl to cool.

To a bowl with cooled nuts add dried fruit and chocolate. In a large bowl combine applesauce, almond butter, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and baking powder.

Stir in flour. Stir in nut and dried fruit mixture smashing it against the sides of the bowl with a spatula until all ingredients are combined.

Cover the bowl and chill for 2 hours. Lightly moisten your hands and shape cookies into 12 disks making sure to pack firmly.

Place the cookies evenly spaced out on your prepared baking sheet. Bake cookies for 11-3 until golden brown. Transfer on a baking sheet and let cookies cool.