Fuel the summit.
Bake your own trail cookie.

Nutrient-dense whole-food ingredients baked by you the night before.

✦ Featured Kit ✦

The Day Hiker Cookie Kit

Day Hiker Cookie Kit

$15.00  ·  Makes 36 Cookies

More Carbs. More Summit. Less Bonk.

The Day Hiker Kit is engineered for high-output, vertical days. A carb-forward oat base gives your legs fast-burning fuel through switchback after switchback — no mystery ingredients, no sugar crash, no crumbling in your pack.

  • ✅ Oat base for sustained, fast-burning energy
  • ✅ Choose your mix-ins: cranberries, almonds, M&Ms & more
  • ✅ No refined sugars or mystery ingredients
  • ✅ Trail-tough: won’t crumble in your pack
  • ✅ 189 cal · 20g carbs · 5g protein per cookie

Why Switchbake?

Real food, built for the trail. Baked fresh by you.

Cookie kit components

Whole Food Ingredients

No mystery powders or synthetic fillers. Every ingredient is a real, recognizable whole food you can actually pronounce.

Cookie tin

Trail-Tough by Design

Dense enough to survive your pack. These cookies hold together from trailhead to summit — no crumbling at mile 8.

Almonds

High Protein, Low Crash

High in protein and fiber, low in refined sugars. Steady macros from the first mile to the summit push.

Fresh-baked hiking cookies

How It Works

Order. Customize. Bake. Hike.

  • 1. Choose your kit — Start with the Day Hiker for your next trail day.
  • 2. Pick your mix-ins — Cranberries, almonds, M&Ms, chocolate chips and more.
  • 3. Bake the night before — Add butter, eggs, and peanut butter. Ready in under an hour.
  • 4. Hit the trail — Pack your fresh cookies and fuel every mile.

What Hikers Are Saying

“Finally a trail snack that doesn’t taste like a science experiment.”

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“I made these before a 12-mile ridge hike and they held together perfectly in my pack. My hiking buddy kept asking where I bought them — she was shocked I baked them myself.”

Sarah K., Colorado Trail

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“I’ve tried every bar on the market. Nothing compares to a fresh-baked cookie at the summit. The oat base is filling without weighing you down. Game changer for long days.”

Marcus T., Pacific Crest Trail Section Hiker

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“The cranberry-almond combo is absolutely perfect. I love knowing exactly what’s in my trail food — no weird additives, just real ingredients. Worth every penny.”

Jenny R., White Mountains, NH

Choose Your Kit

Both kits are $10 and make 36 cookies. Pick the one that matches your adventure.

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Day Hiker Kit

Day Hiker

$15.00 · Makes 36 cookies

Best for: Vigorous day hikes, switchbacks, elevation gain

  • ✅ Carb-forward oat base for fast energy
  • ✅ 189 cal · 20g carbs · 5g protein
  • ✅ 3 customizable mix-in slots
  • ✅ Optional peanut powder add-on (+$3)
  • ✅ Great for 5–15 mile days

 

Backpacker Cookie Kit

Backpacker

$15.00 · Makes 36 cookies

Best for: Multi-day trips, calorie-dense endurance fuel

  • 🏕️ Calorie-dense for multi-day hauls
  • 🏕️ Higher fat macros for long-duration fuel
  • 🏕️ 3 customizable mix-in slots
  • 🏕️ Built for 15+ mile days and overnights
  • 🏕️ Optional protein booster add-on