Soft and chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies drizzled with apple cream cheese frosting!
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Apple and oatmeal and cookies… this is probably the greatest thing to happen to my breakfast routine since French toast.
![apple oatmeal cookies with some drizzled with apple cream cheese frosting on a cooling rack with whole apples, oats, and cinnamon sticks on the side.](https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/apple-oatmeal-cookies-2.jpg)
Okay so maybe cookies are more of a dessert thing but when I took a bite of one of these cookies fresh out of the oven, all warm and soft, at 9:30 in the morning – all I could think was oh my gosh I need this for breakfast every day for the rest of my life. It was like hot apple pie oatmeal. Except better.
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But then you add the frosting – that rich maple cream cheese frosting – and HEAVEN happens in your mouth.
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I took these cookies (or… what was left of them after having them in my house for a whole 36 hours…ahem.) to my parent’s yesterday and every single one was devoured. I already have plans to make another batch this week because I NEED MORE!.
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Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 small apples - (or one large)
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- ยผ teaspoon baking soda
- ยพ cup butter - softened
- ยพ cup brown sugar
- ยพ cup sugar
- ยผ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
- 3 tablespoons butter - melted
- 2 ounces cream cheese - softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4-5 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract - (may sub almond or vanilla)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel the apple(s). Dice the remaining apple and discard the seeds and core. Toss the diced apple pieces with 2 tablespoons flour and set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk together remaining 1 cup flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, apple pie spice, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars. Mix in maple syrup, egg, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in flour-coated apple pieces. Drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
- For the frosting, cream together butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar, maple extract, and milk and mix well. Drizzle over cookies.
I love a good oatmeal cookie.. especially this time of year! Nice addition of apple too – so perfect for Fall.
Do you think you could sub honey for the maple syrup? I’m not a huge maple syrup fan, but these sound so good!
Hi Leah! I haven’t tried it with honey but I’m pretty sure that would be an okay substitute!
Can you use zuchinni instead of apple?
I haven’t done this but probably?! It is going to alter the sweetness/flavor a bit tho!