It’s cookie season! And by cookie season, I also mean Christmas time! I love this time of year.
It’s finally cold outside, you get to wear big layers of clothing to hide your holiday food fluff, and you get to just hang out with family.
I’m pretty sure a majority of my cookie consumption comes from this time of year, and I’m a-okay with that. I hope to feature several different cookies for you guys this holiday season and hopefully you’ll enjoy eating them and making them as much as I do.
Why you’ll love these Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies
You will love these cinnamon oatmeal apple cookies because not only are they easy to make, but everyone will love them.
These cookies have a deliciously warm, oatmeal cookie base that’s infused with cinnamon and apple flavors.
Cinnamon Oatmeal Apple Cookies are soft, chewy, and perfect for getting in those fall flavors.
Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies ingredients
- unsalted butter, softened (don’t skip softening it! honestly, melt it if you have to but don’t use it cold)
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- applesauce, unsweetened & strained (you want the thickest part – you can do this with a slotted spoon)
- egg, room temp
- vanilla extract
- old-fashioned oats
- all-purpose flour
- apple pie spice
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- salt
- chopped apple
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How to make Apple Oatmeal Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line your baking sheet with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
- With a mixture, cream together your butter and sugars.
- Whisk in the applesauce, egg, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oats, flour, apple pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
- Once mixed, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped apple.
- Cover and place dough in refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop onto baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
- Flatten the cookies slightly.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes, until they are lightly browned on the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before removing to finish cooling on a rack.
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Cookie Recipe Tips
- I mention that you want “strained” applesauce. You don’t have to put it in a strainer, you just don’t want really runny applesauce. You’ll end up with cookies that spread too much.
- I’ve used several different types of apples. A lot of people prefer granny smith in baking, but I actually like all types of apples in this recipe.
- You will want to refrigerate this dough before making. You don’t have to, but the cookies will spread a lot if you don’t.
How to store Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies
Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies will stay fresh for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Just be sure they are completely cooled first.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies FAQs
Yes! You have a few options for making them ahead. You can make the dough ahead of time and leave in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or you can freeze the dough in the freezer for up to 3 months.
I always recommend either freezing your dough in already formed balls, or freezing them in a tube shape that can be cut.
You can also bake the cookies completely and then freeze the baked cookie. I’d recommend freezing those on a cookie sheet and then once frozen, throwing them in a Ziploc.
To make a cookie crispy, you would need to cook it longer and have more sugar with less fat in the dough.
Over mixing cookies can cause them to be hard. It’s also important to make sure you’re measuring the flour properly by spooning it into the cup rather than scooping it from the container.
Often times what determines whether a cookie is chewy vs crisp is the type of sugar used. Cookies that use primarily granulated sugar tend to be crisp while those using brown sugar tend to have a chewy texture.
More Cookie Recipes You’ll Love:
- Cookies & Cream Cookies
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Christmas Sugar Cookies
- Triple Chocolate Cookies
- Ginger Snap Recipe
- Sour Cream Cookies
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Apple Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened (don’t skip softening it! honestly, melt it if you have to but don’t use it cold)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened & strained (you want the thickest part – you can do this with a slotted spoon)
- 1 egg room temp
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp apple pie spice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup finely chopped apple
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line your baking sheet with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
- With a mixture, cream together your butter and sugars.
- Whisk in the applesauce, egg, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oats, flour, apple pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
- Once mixed, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped apple.
- Cover and place dough in refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop onto baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
- Flatten the cookies slightly.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes, until they are lightly browned on the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before removing to finish cooling on a rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
We devoured these cookies!! They were super easy to make and tasted amazing. Per Kara’s recommendation, I sautéed the apples with some brown sugar and butter and put the cooked apples in the batter- everyone loved them!!