Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookies
Delicious oatmeal cookies with a hint of apple pie.
Equipment
- Food processor
- Stand mixer
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter divided
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- ½ Tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ cup oatmeal rolled oats
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup pitted dates
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 granny smith apples (or other tart baking apple) peeled, cored, diced, divided
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt 2 Tbsp butter and 1 apples worth of diced apple, and maple syrup. Saute until apple is tender, set aside.
- In a food processor, add oatmeal and dates. Pulse a few times until there are no large chunks. Add to the bowl of the stand mixer.
- In a food processor add remaining butter (softened), sugars, egg, vanilla, and remaining apple. Pulse until fully combined.
- Add flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon to the bowl of the stand mixer and mix to combine.
- Add sugar mixture from food processor to bowl of stand mixer and mix to combine thoroughly. Stir in sauteed apple mixture.
- Place dough in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
- While the dough is in the freezer, preheat oven to 350°.
- Place dough by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet, be sure to leave at least 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack and allowing to cool completely.