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Chef Taha Ayad's Recipe Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies stacked on a plate with apples and cinnamon
Taha Ayad

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

These apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy, and easy to make with fresh apples and oats. A comfortable homemade treat ready in under an hour.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 22 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 140
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups plain flour
  • 1 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 big egg
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup finely chopped apple
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp sodium bicarbonate
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper
  2. Whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt
  3. Cream butter and brown sugar until combined, then mix in egg and vanilla
  4. Toss chopped apples with lemon juice separately
  5. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined
  6. Fold in apples gently
  7. Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon portions and space 2 inches apart
  8. Flatten cookies slightly before baking
  9. Bake for 14 to 15 minutes until edges are set
  10. Cool on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack

Notes

  1. Chop apples into small pieces to avoid excess moisture
  2. Do not overmix once flour is added to keep cookies tender
  3. Bake one tray at a time for even results
  4. Let cookies cool before moving to prevent breaking
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