Apple Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
These apple oatmeal cookies are chewy and soft with moist centers. The vanilla icing is so pretty drizzled on top. Make a double batch today. These are so good for a mid-afternoon pick me up or evening snack.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 cup chopped apples
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 ¾ cup oats
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp apple pie spice you can substitute cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- walnuts or raisins (Optional)
Glaze Ingredients
- 1.5 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp clear vanilla regular vanilla also works but it won’t be a bright white
- 3-4 tsp milk or water
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350°
- Line Baking Sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- Chop apples and toss in lemon juice
- On medium-high speed, mix sugar and softened butter until light and fluffy
- Mix eggs and vanilla until incorporated
- Add milk while mixing on medium-low (the batter will look like a broken emulsion)
- Add remaining ingredients (dry ingredients, oats + apples)
- Hand stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.
- Portion out dough using a cookie scooper onto prepared cookie sheets
- Space cookies at least an inch apart
- Bake for 15-18 mins until the edges are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before icing
- Whisk the ingredients for the icing together and drizzle over the cookies.