Apple Oat Cookies

Apple oat cookie / SHE-EATS

Autumn is definitely starting to creep in: I am wearing socks, there is a nip in the air and the apples have arrived. It is great having a friend with a cooking apple tree, and every year I try and think of new things to do with them. Last year, I made jars of apple chutney using this recipe and it was great- I will make more this year as my toasties are crying out for it. This year, I decided to try apple oat cookies.

Oat cookies are good all year round, they can’t be beat in autumn. You can spice them up to give them a seasonal twist, and using apples makes them like little portable apple crumbles that you can enjoy at any time of the day!

Cookies and apples on a table / Apple oat cookie / SHE-EATS

Last autumn and winter I was using speculaas in everything (aka pumpkin spice) and I can see this year going the same way. You could be old school and just use cinnamon in these cookies, but give speculaas a try if you want to go fancy – and I promise, you will never go back.

Due to the moisture in the apple, these cookies will start to go soft after a couple of days. So be realistic about how many you will eat in that time, and bag the rest up for the freezer. They are also nice warm, so once you have let them thaw, you could put them in a low oven for a couple of minutes to heat through slightly.Cup of tea with cookies on a plate / Apple oat cookie / SHE-EATS

The rest of the apples are being cooked with soft brown sugar, butter and more speculaas so they are ready to make into actual crumbles and pies at the drop of a hat. But I may just have enjoyed a crumble cookie while I was doing that!

Oat cookies in front of apple / Apple oat cookie / SHE-EATS

Apple Oat Cookies
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
32 mins
 

Like little apple crumbles you can eat with your hot drink, these apple oat cookies are the perfect mix of autumnal spice and seasonal apples. 

Course: Snack
Keyword: Apples, Cookies, Oat cookies, Pumpkin spice, Speculaas
Servings: 36
Author: Claire Thomas, SHE-EATS.COM
Ingredients
  • 220 g butter or Stork soften at room temperature
  • 150 g soft brown sugar
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract optional
  • 2 eggs
  • 250 g plain (all purpose) flour
  • 300 g rolled oats
  • 1-1.5 tsp speculaas (or pumpkin) spice mix
  • 2 small cooking apples around 250g after peeled and cored
  • 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
Instructions
  1. Ensure that everything is at room temperature before you begin. So butter and eggs out of the fridge a good hour before you start. 

  2. Peel and core your apples. Chop into small pieces approx the size of a 5p - too small and they will turn to mush, too big and they fill a cookie. 

  3. In a stand mixer, or using a hand held mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.

  4. Add the eggs one at a time, and the vanilla if you are using it. Scrape the bowl if needs be to ensure that everything is mixed in.

  5. Add the flour, oats and spice in three or four lots and mix in slowly so that the dry ingredients don't fly out of the bowl. 

  6. Add the apple pieces and mix through gently. You don't want to break them down. Cover the mixture in a bowl and chill for at least an hour (I did mine overnight).

  7. When ready to cook, preheat your oven to 200c (390f) and cover two baking trays with baking paper. Bring the cookie dough out of the fridge, and using a tablespoon, make small mounds of dough and roll them loosely in your hand (I find damp hands help!). This batch makes around 36.

  8. Place 6-8 on each tray with space between them to grow as they cook, and place on the top and middle shelves in your oven. Cook for 6 minutes, and swap the trays around for another 6 minutes - or until the cookies have spread and turned golden. 

  9. When cooked, leave for a couple of minutes on the tray, then carefull move onto a cooling tray.  Continue to cook in batches until all the dough is used. 

  10. Serve cool or warm, just give them about 5 minutes after cooking to firm up. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

The moisture in the apples means that these will start to go soft after a couple of days, even stored in a cookie tin. So cool the batch and freeze what you can't eat straight away. 

Chilling dough is very important. If you don't chill, you will get flat cookies as they spread more. I know it is tricky, but give it at least one hour in the fridge otherwise you will be crying over spilled cookies!

Cinnamon can be used in place of the spice mix for a more traditional flavour. 


Apple oat cookie / SHE-EATS

Posted by Claire

She eats. She drinks. She cooks. She travels. She learns. She tastes. She bakes. A foodie with exceptional taste! Always looking for the best food and drink producers from far and wide. Chocolate brownie queen. Judge: International Cheese Awards. Cheese fiend! Travel lover. What better way to discover new food, than to travel to it. Massive fan of The Archers. Crazy cat lady and proud. NW England / Manchester / UK Twitter & Insta: She_Eats_Blog Facebook: SheEatsBlog

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