One of my favorite things about fall are all the yummy apple recipes you see this time of year. Today I am sharing one of my favorite apple recipes - yummy apple cookies. These apple cookies stay soft and chewy and are full of apple flavor. The apples and oatmeal make them hearty and filling and give them a great texture. If you love apples, you'll also want to check out this Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie.
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⭐Why you'll love this recipe
These apple oatmeal cookies are the perfect complement to a hot cup of tea or coffee. The fall spices in these cookies make the house smell wonderful while baking.
🥣Ingredients
- butter - gives richness and structure to the cookies
- white sugar - adds sweetness
- brown sugar - pairs well with the nutmeg and cinnamon
- eggs - adds leavening and flavor
- vanilla - quality vanilla helps to enhance all the other flavors in the cookie
- all-purpose flour - pastry flour also works well in cookies
- baking powder - I use baking powder over baking soda when I have a recipe that requires me to cream the butter and sugar
- salt - I used table salt, but sea salt and kosher salt also work well in baking
- ground nutmeg - give the cookies a nutty, sweet flavor
- ground cinnamon - complements apples perfectly
- rolled oats - better for cookies than quick oats
- apples - Fuji adds sweetness and Granny Smith adds a more tart flavor. Which you use is a matter of preference.
- almonds or pecans - your choice. Each adds a nutty flavor and crunch
📋 Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Peel apples and dice them into small pieces.
STEP 2: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter with the white and brown sugars in a large bowl or stand mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until thoroughly blended.
STEP 3: In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
STEP 4: Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until blended.
STEP 5: Add oats, apples, and almonds.
STEP 6: Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can use a cookie scoop for this step.
STEP 7: Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: Make sure to finely dice the apples so that they will cook through while baking.
Tip 2: I recommend using a baking sheet lined with parchment paper rather than greasing a cookie sheet to keep the apple cookies from spreading out.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
If you don't have almonds or aren't crazy about them, pecans and walnuts work well too.
You can store these cookies in airtight containers on the counter for 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for 7 days.
Granny Smith apples are great if you prefer a more tart taste and Fuji apples work well if you prefer a sweeter apple.
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📖 Recipe
Apple Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped apples granny smith work well as do any variety used for baking
- 1 cup chopped almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter with the white and brown sugars.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla until thoroughly blended.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until blended.
- Add oats,apples and almonds.
- Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
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Joelle
This recipe is very good for the family! I enjoyed doing the process as well. the outcome was totally worth it. it is delicious!
AQ
Yeah that drives me INSANE. I usually don't write reviews, but this doesn't ACTUALLY have any...
They taste great! However, I found the dough a little hard to work with, as mine turned out VERY sticky. They came out the same dry-ish, chewy texture of oatmeal raisin cookies.
Definitely worth a shot to make simply because of the flavor and how easy they are to make.
Christie Gietl
I made them and they went flat immediately. Taste great, just ugly and won’t be serving them for Thanksgiving
Whitney
Apple picking is my favorite fall tradition, I will save this recipe for next time!
Jake Tyler
The cookies are yummy, and the apples look so fresh!!! Love them both! Can't wait to try the recipe!!! Thanks for sharing, Vicky!
arin
these are the perfect snack for those chilly fall days! oh, and going apple picking is my favorite so i'll def add this to my list of recipes! yummy!
katrina gehman
i have seen these and have been wanting to try them for a long time. thanks for the remidner. saving this now so i can make it this weekend.
Renee @ The Good Hearted Woman
Sounds delicious! I love apple season too - we usually visit our local apple farm and get a basket full of various apples to bake with. Nothing like a crisp, bright apple on a cold day to wake you up and make you love life.
stephanie clarak
oh this is perfect for fall! I love all things apple. pinning this for later!
Paula
These cookies look like they are the perfect way to welcome a cold Fall day. I love the big chunks of apples in each one.
Suzanne Spiegoski
I never thought to make apple cookies like this! What a nutritious and yummy snack! Great for everyone! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Terryn Winfield
Yes, perfect! We just went apple picking and I need some new apple recipes. The kids will love these, thank you!
jill conyers
Looks yummy! I bet the house smells wonderful when they're baking.
Whitney S.
These looks so yummy! I think these would be perfect for fall! I definitely want to make these!