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Apple Caramel Oatmeal Cookies

The fall season means apples and caramel apples are everywhere. These cookies take that fall festival warmth and fun and wrap it up in cookie dough.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Bake Time36 minutes
Chill30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 21 minutes
Course: Cookies, Fall
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 34 cookies
Calories: 151kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (227 g) Butter unsalted room temperature
  • 1 cup (220 g) Light brown sugar
  • ½ cup (100 g) Sugar white
  • 1 (1) Egg room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon (2 teaspoon) Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ cup (61 g) Unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 ¾ cups (218.75 g) All-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Apple pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Kosher Salt
  • ½ cup (62.5 g) Granny Smith apple
  • ½ cup (146 g) Caramel Chips with Sea Salt
  • 3 cups (243 g) One-minute oats

Instructions

  • Weigh or measure the light brown and the white sugars into a bowl and set aside. Next, weigh or measure the flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt into another bowl. I use a whisk to blend. Next, take half a Granny Smith apple and take the core and skin off. You want to dice it into small pieces.
  • Using a handheld or stand mixer, add the butter and both sugars and mix on medium speed until the sugars are incorporated about 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and add the egg, applesauce, and vanilla extract and mix. I scrape down the bowl again and turn the mixer to a low speed. Add the flour mixture and incorporate. I stop and scrape down the sides again and add the oats, diced apples, and caramel chips, mixing until they are through the cookie dough. After taking the bowl off the stand, you can combine the cookie dough by hand with a spatula if you think the apple and caramel pieces did not spread evenly throughout the cookie dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C or 180°C), and line two cookie sheet pans with parchment paper. I used a medium cookie scoop and placed 12 mounds onto a pan. Bake the cookies for 11 to 13 minutes. They will look soft when you pull them from the oven but leave them on the pan for at least 5 minutes, and you will have a soft oatmeal cookie. The longer they stay in the oven, the harder they will be when the cookies cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 177IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg