Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Sharing is caring!

These Apple Oatmeal Cookies are packed with chunks of sweet apples and spiced with cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Perfect fall dessert for apple fans!

Oatmeal cookies are always a hit here. We love Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies as well as the Chewy M&M Oatmeal Cookies.

Let’s take a break from pumpkin desserts and turn to apples! These Apple Oatmeal Cookies with cinnamon and ginger are the perfect fall treat. They are thick, chewy and perfectly spiced. These cookies just taste like fall! Add chopped nuts or raisins (or dried cranberries) to the dought to jazz it up even more. These cookies are bound to become a hit!

Ingredients

• old-fashioned oats
• Granny Smith apples
• egg
• butter
• vanilla extract
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• baking powder
• salt
• cinnamon
• cloves
• ground ginger

Step by step instructions

Oatmeal cookies are very easy to make. No need for mixer! Just grab a mixing bowl, whisk, spatula and measuring cups and you are ready to go.

Step 1: dry ingredients

Whisk together flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Toss apples with lemon juice (to prevent browning) and spices.

Step 2: wet ingredients

Melt butter and cool. Mix with sugars, egg and vanilla.

Step 3: combine all

Toss apples with dry ingredients. Add butter-sugar mixture and stir everything together.

Step 4: scoop and bake

Chill dough for at least 1 hour. Scoop into 2 tablespoon size balls and bake.

Expert Tips

• the flour: make sure to fluff your flour in the container you are storing it in, then scoop into a measuring cup. Never dunk the measuring cup into flour. Level off the top and use in the recipe.
• apples: I used Granny Smith apples in this recipe because they are the best for baking. I think any apple will work as well.
• spices: I used cinnamon, cloves and ginger. You can use pumpkin pie spice or any spices you like.
• chill the dough: for thick and chewy cookies, I recommend placing the dough in the fridge for a couple of hours. You can certainly bake the dough right away but the cookies will be flatter.

Storing and freezing

To keep the cookies from drying out, keep them in a cookie jar with lid. They will stay soft and moist.

Yes! Just like with any cookie dough, you can scoop it into balls, place on a large sheet and freeze for 2 hours. Then place in a freezer-safe bag and store for up to 4 months. Thaw the dough on the counter for 20 minutes (or while the oven preheats) and bake as directed in the recipe.

More recipes with apples:

• Best Apple Crumb Cake
• Apple Pie Bars
• Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
• Baked Apples

If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀

5 from 3 votes

Print

Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

12 mins

chilling

2 hrs

Total Time

2 hrs 22 mins

 

These cookies are packed with chunks of sweet apples, oats and spiced with cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Perfect fall dessert for apple fans!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple oatmeal cookies

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 207 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped apples I used Granny Smith
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1.5 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Peel, core and chop apples into small cubes. Toss with lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, oats, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Add apples and stir in.
3. In another mixing bowl, combine melted (and completely coolebutter with both sugars. Whisk for 30 seconds. The mixture should be pale.
4. Add egg and vanilla to sugar mixture.
5. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir in.
6. Cover the bowl with cookie dough and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Scoop 2 tablespoon size balls of cookie dough, roll in your hands into balls and place on prepared cookie sheet. Make sure the leave 2" space between them.
9. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges start to brown. Add 2 more minutes of baking time if needed. I baked mine for 14 minutes.

Recipe Notes

1. This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies. One serving is counted as 2 cookies.
2. Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate.

Nutrition Facts

Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 207 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 34mg11%

Sodium 153mg7%

Potassium 101mg3%

Carbohydrates 30g10%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 262IU5%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 30mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.