3 Ingredient Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Apple Pie OatmealCookies Offer The Perfect Blend Of Chewy Oats, Sweet Dried Apples, And WarmCinnamon, All In A Simple, Three-Ingredient Recipe.
Ingredients
- Quick Oats: Quick oats work best because they bind and compact better giving the cookies a firm texture. If you don’t have quick oats, make your own by pulsing rolled oats in a food processor until they are smaller and thinner.
- Apples: Use fresh apples cut into small 1/4-inch cubes. This size allows the apples to cook and soften during the short baking time mimicking the texture of apple pie filling. Sweet varieties like Fuji, Honeycrisp, or Gala are ideal.
- Apple Butter: Apple butter gives the cookies a rich apple flavor. It’s a concentrated form of applesauce made from slowly cooked apples until the sugar caramelizes. For the best results, use apple butter with added cinnamon and spices. Avoid using applesauce, as it doesn’t provide the same depth of flavor and can make the cookies drier.
Instructions
🍏 Mix the Ingredients
- In a large bowl, combine quick oats, apple cubes, and apple butter. Stir until the mixture is evenly combined.
🍪 Scoop the Dough
- Use a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the dough. Drop each scoop onto a prepared baking sheet.
✋ Flatten the Cookies
- Gently flatten each dough ball with your hand or the back of a metal spoon to form round disks.
🔥 Bake and Cool
- Bake the cookies until they are set and golden. Once baked, allow them to cool before enjoying.
🍯 Optional Garnish
- For extra flair, drizzle caramel over the cooled cookies. This step is optional but adds a delightful touch.
Notes
📌 Important Notes
- Use Quick Oats: Quick oats bind better, ensuring the cookies hold together. Rolled oats tend to make the cookies fall apart.
- Choose Sweet Apples: Opt for sweet apple varieties like Fuji, Gala, or Honeycrisp. Tart apples may not balance well with the lightly sweetened dough.
- Adjust Sweetness: These cookies are lightly sweet. If you prefer them sweeter, mix in 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup or drizzle caramel sauce on top.
- Texture: Expect a soft, chewy texture similar to baked oats, not traditional oatmeal cookies.
- Apple Butter: Use unsweetened apple butter with cinnamon and spices for an authentic apple pie flavor. The color of your cookies may vary based on the brand of apple butter you use. Avoid redder apple butters for a more appealing brown cookie color.
- Avoid Applesauce: Cookies made with applesauce are drier and less flavorful. If you must use it, add 1/4 cup of peanut butter for richness, though it may mask the apple flavor.
- Optional Peanut Butter: Adding peanut butter can introduce healthy fats, but it will reduce the apple flavor.
- Caramel Drizzle: This is optional and purely decorative. The cookies are delicious plain as well.