When my friend’s son tried these, he couldn’t stop talking about them all the way to his karate class. I hope you all like them too.

While we’re creating apple recipes, I couldn’t be more excited, or surprised, about winning zoebake’s contest. Zoe is a cook book author, and an extremely talented baker. She and Aunt Else’s had a giveaway last week, and I won an aebleskiver pan. I can’t wait to use it, and come up with new recipes to post on sophistimom.

Be sure to go and visit their sites to find out more about them.  Click here for Zoe’s, and click here for Aunte Else’s.

Thank you, Aunt Else’s and thank you, Zoe!!

apple oatmeal cookies

2 1/4 cups (340g) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 sticks (336g) unsalted room temperature butter
1 1/2 cups (300g) brown sugar
1 cup (190g) granulated sugar
3 eggs
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups (360g) quick oats
3 small apples, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2 inch chunks.

1. Preheat oven to 350 (180 degrees celsius). In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt , and spices. Set aside.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes on medium speed. Add in eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. Add in vanilla.

3. Slowly add in dry ingredients, and mix until just incorporated. Remove mixer from the stand and stir in oatmeal, and apple chunks. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

4. Use a small ice cream scoop (if you have one—mine’s in storage right now) or a tablespoon to drop golf ball sized dough onto the cookie sheet, keeping at least an inch and a half between each cookie.

5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until just turning golden brown.

10 Responses to “apple week! apple oatmeal cookies”

1. Connie (the write one) says:

   10 October 2009 at 7:35 am

   Okay, those look fantastic! I love the chunks of apple. It’s like breakfast in cookie form.
2. Jen T says:

   10 October 2009 at 2:16 pm

   Oh yum! Will have to try these this weekend and congrats on winning!
3. Kamran Siddiqi says:

   12 October 2009 at 6:50 pm

   Oh my!! These cookies look delish! So many great apple recipes to make. So little time to try them. Bookmarked!
4. Jaime says:

   12 October 2009 at 11:00 pm

   Thanks, Kamran. I have to admit–well, maybe I shouldn’t say this but . . . I totally used your oatmeal raisin cookies as a starting point. I couldn’t help myself. Yours look so chewy and wonderful.

   Click below to see his amazing oatmeal raisin cookies!
   http://thesophisticatedgourmet.blogspot.com/2009/09/oatmeal-raisin-cookies-oh-possibilities.html
5. Jaime says:

   12 October 2009 at 11:02 pm

   @Connie Yes, I should make them shaped as Granola bars!

   @JenT Thanks!
6. Stacy says:

   20 October 2009 at 10:59 am

   I’m making these today–on a cool fall day here in Georgia they make my home smell yummy! (they taste yummy too!) Thanks for sharing and I’m loving your site.
   Happy thoughts from GA!!
7. Heather says:

   20 October 2009 at 4:30 pm

   I just made these and boy are they good! So good in fact, that I am going to send them to work with my husband tomorrow so I don’t eat them all!
8. Aenea says:

   29 October 2009 at 12:14 pm

   I love aebleskivers! My dad made them for us a lot as a kid and I have a pan, but have not used it yet. Definitely looking forward to what you come up with! Everything else I’ve seen looks so good!
9. Sara T says:

   8 December 2009 at 10:28 am

   I’ve made these cookies several times now, but I forgot to come back and share my love for this cookies and gratitude for this recipe. I brought them to all of my fall functions, and they were a HIT. Thanks so much.
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