Description
Easy apple pie oatmeal cookies bring together the cozy comfort of apple pie with the simplicity of a cookie you can make any day of the week. Chewy oats and cinnamon-spiced apples create something familiar and satisfying that tastes homemade without keeping you in the kitchen for hours.
Ingredients
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Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup instant oats
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup agave
Mix-ins:
- 1 cup finely diced red apple
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup instant oats, ¾ cup whole wheat flour, 1½ tsp baking powder, 1½ tsp ground cinnamon, and ⅛ tsp salt in a medium bowl, whisking everything together until the dry ingredients are evenly distributed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 tbsp melted coconut oil, 1 large room temperature egg, and 1 tsp vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour ½ cup agave into your wet mixture and stir until the ingredients come together smoothly.
- Transfer your dry mixture into the wet bowl and fold everything together just until the flour disappears into the dough.
- Fold 1 cup finely diced red apple into your dough, distributing the pieces throughout.
- Cover your dough and refrigerate it for 30 minutes so the flavors meld and the mixture becomes easier to handle.
- Heat your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper while the dough chills.
- Scoop the dough into 15 mounds across your prepared sheet, then press each one down slightly with your fingertips.
- Slide the sheet into the 325°F oven and bake for 11 to 14 minutes until the centers feel soft to the touch but the edges are set.
- Let your cookies rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes to firm up before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- The dough needs that 30-minute chill time so the oats fully absorb moisture and hold the cookies together better during baking.
- Baking at the lower 325°F temperature keeps these cookies chewy in the center, which pairs perfectly with the soft apple pieces-go higher only if your oven runs cool.
- Fresh diced apples work best, but squeeze out excess moisture with paper towels first so your cookies don’t become soggy.
- These cookies continue to set as they cool on the pan, so resist the urge to move them too early; waiting that full 10 minutes prevents them from falling apart when transferred to the rack.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 11-14 minutes
- Category: With Oat
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 138 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg