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Soft apple oatmeal cookies

Chewy soft oatmeal cookies, made with brown sugar and dried apples. A perfect mix of Fall flavors in every cookie.
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 26

Ingredients 

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped dehydrated (dried) apples

Instructions

  • Make dough: Whisk flour with cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. In another large bowl, beat butter and honey until smooth. Add both sugars and beat until incorporated and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla. 
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl. With speed on low, mix in the flour mixture just until combined. Fold in oats and apples in 2 batches, to distribute them as evenly as possible. Cover the bowl with foil and chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. 
  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookies (2 tablespoons each) onto your baking sheet about 2 inches (5 cm) apart.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 13-15 minutes, until the edges are crisp but cookies are still soft in the middle. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before transferring to a plate.
  • Repeat process for remaining dough. It’s easiest if you scoop cookies onto a 9x13 baking sheet, one next to the other and chill them in the refrigerator. This way you can take out as many as can fit on a baking sheet to bake, while the rest keep chilling in the refrigerator.
  • Store leftover cookies covered at room temperature and eat within 4 days.

Notes

Dehydrated apples are sometimes sold as dried apples. They are soft to the touch and are usually peeled. Do not confuse these with dried apple chips, those are crispy and thin. You want the soft kind. 
I use a 2-tablespoon scoop to make these cookies. If you use a different size, adjust the baking time. 
Raw cookie dough keeps in the refrigerator for 4 days. You can scoop the cookies and freeze them raw for up to 2 months. Bake them frozen for about 15 minutes.