Pumpkin-Spice Cookie Granola

Sugar cookies meet granola and sweet pumpkin spice in this easy holiday snack. MORE+ LESS-

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1/2

teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

2 1/2

cups old-fashioned oats

cup roasted salted hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

cup chopped pecans

cup pistachio nuts

2/3

cup sweetened dried cranberries

cup white vanilla baking chips (6 oz)

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1

Heat oven to 325°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with sides with foil. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
2

In large bowl, mix cookie dough and pumpkin pie spice. Add oats, pumpkin seeds, pecans and pistachio nuts; knead into dough until well blended. Crumble mixture evenly onto cookie sheets.
3

Bake 17 to 22 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes and rotating cookie sheets halfway through baking, until light golden brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets, about 30 minutes.
4

Break granola into smaller pieces if necessary. In large bowl, mix granola, cranberries and white chips. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Package the granola in 1/2 cup amounts in small food-storage plastic bags for handy serving-size snacking. Or package in decorative containers for gift-giving.