Oatmeal Apple Cookies
Oatmeal Apple Cookies are very similar to regular oatmeal cookies, except that they have the added flavor of apples. They are sweet and buttery with a chewy texture and crisp edges.
This recipe calls for quick oats. If you only have old fashioned oats on hand, then you can put them into a food processor and give them a few quick pulses to chop them up a bit. They will then be ready to use in this recipe.
As far as the raisins go, we have found the Dole brand of raisins to be the best. They are plump and juicy. Most other brands are hard and chewy.
Oatmeal Apple Cookies
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups quick oats (not instant or old fashioned)
- 1 cup peeled and diced apples
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
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Preparation:
- If you are going to bake two sheets of cookies at a time, then arrange the racks in your oven to divide it into thirds. For baking with one sheet at a time, put one of the oven racks in the center of the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer at medium-high speed, beat the Crisco shortening, Brown Sugar, Egg, Milk and Almond Extract until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes).
- Beat in the Flour mixture from step 3 until mixed well. (scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go).
- Stir in the Raisins, Apples, Oats and Walnuts, one at a time with a spoon or rubber spatula.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls or cookie scoop onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 13to 15 minutes until lightly browned on the edges. If you are baking with two sheets at a time, switch baking pans from top to bottom racks halfway through the cooking time. If you are baking with one sheet at a time then rotate the pan halfway through the cooking time. This will ensure that the cookies cook more evenly.
- Remove from oven and let the cookies cool 30 seconds on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
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