apple-oatmeal spice cookies

Las Vegas, NV
Updated on Oct 19, 2011

These cookies are so good and the apple butter is an easy trick to keep the cookies flavorful. My little charges love these cookies I make 2 different batches one with nuts and one without as one is allergic to nuts, so I put chocolate chips in hers.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake
yield Makes 32 cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup margarine,room temperature
  • 3/4 cup apple butter or you can use applesauce
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk 2%
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 cups quick or old fashioned oatmeal, uncooked
  • 1 cup diced dried mixed fruit or raisins or nuts

How To Make apple-oatmeal spice cookies

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 350^. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Beat sugars and margarine in large bowl until well blended. Add apple butter, egg.milk and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and dried fruit,raisins or nuts.(or a mixture of all). This dough will be soft. or moist. Drop dough by rounded Tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Transfer to wire rack; cool completely. Store tightly covered.

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