Baker by Nature

A Baking Blog by Ashley Manila

Granola and Graham Cracker Cookies with Chocolate Chips

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” ~ Albert Einstein.

I love this quote. It fills me up to the brim with encouragement. I read it when I’m low on ideas. When I feel close to zero on inspiration. Or when life feels a little less structured than “it should be”.

Who wants to deal with logic anyways? Who needs a path A or B to follow? Not me. I want an adventure!

(I also want health insurance, proper plumbing, and clean sheets… an urban chic adventure, perhaps.)

When I need a kick in the brain to remember all this life stuff, I drink up those 13 simple words (Ok… and maybe some bourbon) until I’m ready to burst with encouragement and an energy of fearless creativity. Thanks, Albert.

Oh, and I made cookies again. That’s cool… right? See I kinda sorta totally joined another last minute cookie swap (1st Annual Blogging Buddies Virtual Cookie Exchange), and well, for that you need cookies! Duh.

When I realized I was posting cookies 2 days in a row I was a touch insecure it would be too much cookie-in-your-face action. Then I slapped myself and realized y’all can totally handle it.

This recipe was my attempt to put a spin on the classic chocolate chip cookie. I added a ton of granola, graham crackers, and chocolate chips to the thick batter and these cookies came out of the oven smelling like a dream. If you dream in dark chocolate, brown sugar and vanilla…

Thick, chewy, and loaded with granola, graham crackers, and chocolate – what are you waiting for?!

Granola and Graham Cracker Cookies with Chocolate Chips – Baker by Nature

Yields about 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon table salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cloves

1 cup coconut oil

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 large eggs at room temperature

1 1/2 cups chunky granola, broken up into smaller chunks

1 cup graham crackers, roughly chopped into small pieces

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375° (F). Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a small bowl. Beat together coconut oil, sugars, and vanilla in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Slowly add flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Mix in granola, graham crackers, and chocolate chips.

Drop 1/4 cup mounds of batter about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet, then gently pat the dough down into a large round.

Bake cookies until lightly golden, about 12-14 minutes. Cool on sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

 

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  13. Sissi says

    Very interesting version of chocolate chip cookies… Anyway, I have never tried or baked even the classical ones because we don’t have chocolate chips here.

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  22. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    Kids are waiting to make cookies for Santa. And I’ve been searching for cookies that “I” want to eat. Maybe this is it. Kids want chocolates in it, and I like the granola and graham crackers in the cookies. Santa will be happy!

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