Apple Oatmeal Cookies

By vealam

Ingredients

• cookies:
• 2 small or 1 large apple
• 1 cup flour + 2 tablespoons
• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• frosting:
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4-6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon maple extract (may sub almond or vanilla)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from lecremedelacrumb.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.