The Perfect Autumn Apple Recipe
I’ve always loved oatmeal cookies and when you add apples and autumn spices they become the absolute perfect autumn cookie! Those tiny little bits of apples in these cookies just make them sing! I love how every season has fruits that pair with it, like bright oranges and tempting pomegranate in winter, sweet strawberries and mangos in the spring, juicy watermelon and plump blueberries in the summer, and those crisp apples and mellow pears in the fall. And right now I’m really loving adding apples to everything! From my oatmeal in the morning, to salads at lunch, to my sheet pan meals at dinner, and now here we finish off with apples in our cookies for dessert!
Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe
All-purpose flour Rolled Oats Cinnamon Baking soda Salt Unsalted butter Brown sugar Egg Vanilla extract Granny Smith apples Lemon
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How to Make Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
Preheat oven and line baking sheets. Whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In an electric mixer cream butter and brown sugar. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. Toss apples with lemon juice. Add flour mixture to dough mix until combined, then mix in apples. Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop and drop onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake in oven until cookies are set. Cool on wire rack.
Tips for These Apple Cookies
Another tart crisp apple can be substituted for Granny Smith. Don’t use sweet apples though, there’s already enough sugar in the dough. Cut the apples up very very small so not only will they bake through and become tender but that way you’ll also get apples flavor in each and every bite. Don’t omit the lemon, it brightens up the apple flavor a bit more. Don’t use quick oats. Rolled old fashioned oats will offer the best texture and flavor. Use the scoop and sweep method to measure flour (not spoon and level), or better yet use a kitchen scale for the most consistent results. Use a cookie scoop for the fastest method for scooping out dough, it will also give you even size cookies. For the perfect pairing serve with warm apple cider.
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