I know everything is supposed to be red and green and blue and white this time of year.
I know…
But look for brown and delicious I made everything?
Ok… I’m being weird. Mostly because I, for some reason, can’t bring myself to make Christmas tree sugar cookies. I just don’t want to do it.
Besides, brown and delicious things come from butter and brown sugar and cinnamon and apples. Just let this happen.
I was surprised how much I loved the addition of soft, fresh fruit to these cookies.
These cookies have crisp edges, hearty oats and walnuts and tender apple bits. A dash of cinnamon sprinkled on top brings cinnamon right to your nose. It’s delicious. Don’t argue with me on this one.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
makes about 18 cookies to 24 cookies
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter , softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup oats, old fashioned or quick cooking
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
generous pinch fresh grated nutmeg
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 medium apple, peeled, diced small (i used a granny smith apple)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Place a rack in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Peel and dice the apple and toss with lemon juice. Set aside.
Beat the sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment. Beat until creamy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add egg one, beating for 1 minute.. Add the vanilla extract and beat until blended.
Whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add to the butter and egg mixture slowly beating on low speed until just incorporated. Stir in the walnuts and apple chunks last.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 13 minutes or until they’ve reached your desired doneness. I like mine a little underdone and cook them for 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Or you could just eat them warm. That’s probably the best idea. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Bree
These are so delicious! they were a little too soft for me the first time I made them so I cooked them about 7 mins more the second time around and they were perfect. :)
Caryn
I have made these a couple of time and they are delish! But, for some reason the next day it’s like they are under cooked in the middle. All of my ingredients are good and they were done when I took them out of the oven. I had to rebake them the next day. Any ideas?
Helen B. @ Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
This looks amazing! I am making some right now and posting a link to this on my blog!
Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
Jessica
Just made these – they’re perfect. I got 3 dozen small cookies from the recipe and tried different baking times on them – the underbaked ones are so soft and chewy and the others are browned and crisp and perfect – the apple is all melty – divine. All this to use up the apples in my fridge! I’m taking some over to my new neighbors now. :)
Marijke
Just made these. Truly delicious!
Monica
These cookies are great! Thanks Joy :)
Alyssa
Hi!
I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a hit! They were pretty easy to make and tasted amazing! The leftovers were quickly enjoyed by my roommates and neighbors :)
Faith
Hey,
so I’ve looked at a few of the recipes on here, havent tired any for real yet. But these apple cinnamon oatmealcookies look amazing and my boyfriend LOVES oatmeal cookies. But if I dont have nutmeg and lemon juice will they turn out all wrong or should I just try and find another recipe. I really wanna try these but I dont know if they’ll be good without those things.
Courtney
So not to be a troll or creeper… but I made these cookies last night with a friend. We’d gone apple picking a week before and I was running out of ideas for what we could do with our 40# of apples! These cookies were easy to make and oh so delicious. An absolutely perfect autumn treat :)
Thanks Joy.
Violet
I tried to make the cookies, taste so nice, but I wonder how long it can keep as the apples inside the cookies are still wet.
DQ
These are absolutely lovely! I added a tsp of almond extract for a little bit of an unexpected flavor, and because I didn’t have walnuts.