These soft and chewy spiced apple oatmeal cookies are delicious on their own, but when paired with the warm brown butter glaze, they are simply divine. Made with chopped Honeycrisp apples, brown sugar, and buttermilk, the ingredients complement each other beautifully. Plus, the brown butter icing paired with the crunch of oatmeal gives the cookie a lovely nut-like flavor and texture without actually using any nuts. These spiced cookies are perfect in autumn and can easily be made throughout the winter holiday season, too.
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Things You'll Need
1/2 cup salted butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. clove
2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup apple, peeled and chopped
Tip
This spiced apple oatmeal cookie recipe makes approximately 4 dozen petite, teaspoon-sized cookies. Store in an airtight container for up to three days.
1. Mix the butter, sugar, and oil together
Using a mixer, combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and vegetable oil. Mix until fluffy.
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2. Add the eggs
Add one egg and beat until mixture is well blended.
3. Add the buttermilk
Mix in buttermilk to cookie dough mixture.
4. Sift the flour and spices together
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.
5. Add the dry mixture to the batter
Stir sifted flour mixture into cookie batter.
6. Mix in the vanilla and apples
Gently mix in vanilla and chopped apples.
7. Add the oats
Fold oats into cookie batter.
8. Add balls of dough to a baking tray
Lay out parchment paper on a baking tray. Drop teaspoon sized dough onto parchment paper, spacing evenly.
Bake cookies at 350°F in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool cookies while icing is prepped.
How to Make Brown Butter Icing
Drizzle this icing over freshly backed spiced apple cookies for extra flavor.
Things You'll Need
1/2 cup salted butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. water
1. Brown the butter
Heat 1/2 cup of butter in a heavy skillet or saucepan on medium heat until liquid turns golden brown, about 6-7 minutes. Browned butter will have a nutty aroma with some brown flecks.
2. Add the sugar and vanilla
Remove saucepan from heat and stir in 2 cups of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
3. Add some water
Whisk 3 tablespoons of water into brown butter mixture.
Drizzle icing over cookies while icing is warm, and enjoy!
