Easy Apple Oatmeal Cookies

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 24 minutes

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)

1 1/4 cup rolled old fashioned oats

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)

2/3 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg + yolk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup finely chopped peeled Granny Smith apple (1/4-inch cubes or smaller)

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

2 ounces cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2-3 Tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

For the Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 18 by 13-inch baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

Whisk

In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt for 20 seconds, set aside.

Cream

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined. Mix in egg, stop and scrape, then beat mix in the yolk and vanilla extract.

Mix

Add flour mixture and mix until combined, then mix in apples, and walnuts, if using.

Portion

Scoop dough out using a large cookie scoop, or 4 tablespoons at a time, and drop onto prepared baking sheets spacing cookies 2-inches apart.

Bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven until cookies are set, about 13 - 14 minutes.

cool

Let cool on baking sheet several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container.

For the Icing:

Beat

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Then, add the powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoons of milk and vanilla. Beat just until combined. Do not over mix. Taste and add a pinch of salt and more vanilla if desired. Add a Tablespoon more of milk at a time until reach desired consistency. If you want it to drip down a dessert, you'll need a little more. If you want it thicker, use less or add a Tablespoon more of powdered sugar. Drizzle on the cooled cookies.

Nutrition

• Calories: 173 kcal
• Total Fat: 9 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 0.2 g
• Cholesterol: 26 mg
• Sodium: 58 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 22 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 11 g
• Protein: 2 g