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October 12, 2012

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Apple Cinnamon Cookies

I love to be at home.  There’s nowhere I’d rather spend a day.  You already know I don’t like to travel.  I do love to venture out all around the metro Detroit area to malls, stores, restaurants, bakeries, farmers’ markets and museums.  It’s so much fun exploring new places and seeing friendly faces at the ones I frequent.  It’s something I’ve come to look forward to more and more as time has gone on.  My thoughts are always wondering the next place I’m going to visit.  I love getting ready, jamming in the car to Sirius Hits 1, walking around, being out and about.

But as the day comes to an end, and I’m trying to end conversations and stuff things in my grocery cart as fast as possible to avoid rush hour traffic, or even worse stuck in said rush hour traffic, I reach a point where I’m ready to go home.  The day may have been one of the best ever, but there still comes that time when it needs to end.  And if it hasn’t been a good day with bad weather or one too many doctor’s appointments, home is all I can think about.

Unbaked Apple Cinnamon Cookies

As we cruise the express way home, or are stuck on surface streets, doubling the drive time, I try to enjoy listening to the music, but can become a little twitchy waiting to get out of the car.  However, no matter how late we’re running, how long, good, or bad the day has been, when we’re rounding the exit ramp or nearing the final set of traffic lights, I get sad the day is over and home nearing.

Sadness and perhaps a bit of nostalgia wash over me knowing the day has come to its conclusion.  Knowing the singing in the car is over.  Knowing the self-imposed break from email and Twitter is finished.  Knowing my day with Mom and sometimes Dad has completed.  It all upsets me, but I find comfort in the realization there will be more great days ahead with moments of perfection trying on clothes, driving home with music and air blasting and the sun shining.  But there’s always a part of me that is afraid there won’t be more days like them, but that’s a thought that I can’t keep in my mind.  I know, I worry far too much and think like someone at least three times my age.

Apple Cinnamon Cookies

These Apple Cinnamon Cookies are a great way to finish a great day.  They’re simple to make and quite different from the typical cookie you might be used to.  Filled with both grated and chopped apple along with warm fall spices, the use of oil instead of butter makes them super soft and cake like, with just a bit of crispness on the edges.  I used Honeycrisp apples because they are my favorite, but really any variety of apple that you like would work.  I made giant ones, though feel free to make them whatever size you like.  I loved them for dessert and think they’d also make a wonderful breakfast.  They’re also super tasty dolled up with some kind of frosting or even ice cream.  They do tend to fall apart a bit, though this can be limited by not putting the dough in the refrigerator at any point.  Their tastiness is far outweighed by their messiness.  So take a moment to enjoy a fun day out and make these Apple Cinnamon Cookies.

Apple Cinnamon Cookies

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Apple Cinnamon Cookies


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  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 14 mins
  • Total Time: 34 minutes
  • Yield: 18 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup grated apples
  • 1 cup finely chopped apples

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment, or bake in batches.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and baking soda. In a large bowl, stir together sugars, eggs, vanilla, and oil until fully combined.
  3. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir until the flour is all incorporated. The dough will be very stiff. Add the apple and mix to distribute. The dough should no longer be stiff.
  4. Using a regular sized ice cream scoop, scoop six cookies on to each sheet. If only using 1 or 2 sheets, bake 6 cookies at a time, move them when finished, and bake more. Be sure not to refrigerate the dough between baking.
  5. Bake cookies for about 14 minutes, rotating halfway through if necessary until mostly set and lightly browned. May be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen wrapped in parchment and foil and placed in a zipper bag for up to 4 months. Thaw at room temperature for about an hour or in a 350 degree F oven, wrapped in parchment set on foil for about 10 minutes.

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Comments

  1. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    October 13, 2012 at 1:30 am

    I’m a homebody myself 🙂

    These cookies look absolutely comforting and satisfying!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 13, 2012 at 3:15 pm

      There’s no better place to be than home, especially when it’s fall and winter and icky out 🙁 Comforting is the perfect word for these cookies.

      Reply
  2. Joanna says

    October 13, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    These cookies are great with lots of apples and spices. Everyone likes them.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 13, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      Thanks 🙂 I love things with lots of spices in them!

      Reply
  3. Dad says

    October 13, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    One of my favorites.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 13, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      Yay 🙂 Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Billy D. says

    October 14, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    Mmmm looks delicious…

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm

      Thanks, Billy! These cookies are definitely delicious.

      Reply
  5. Mary says

    October 14, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Thanks for sharing a large plate of these delicious cookies! They smelled so good, we could hardly wait to try them. The spices are just the perfect compliment to the apples. We love cookies in our house so this recipe is a keeper!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm

      Thanks, Mary! I’m so glad you liked them 🙂 I love the smell of them too!

      Reply
  6. Delores F. says

    October 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I received some of these cookies for a gift. WOW are they good! I will be baking some now that I have the recipe. Thank you for your wonderful website.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 15, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      Delores, I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Please let me know if you bake them and how they turn out 🙂

      Reply
  7. Dana @ Simply Romanesco says

    October 16, 2012 at 1:21 am

    Hi Laura! These cookies look delicious! I love the combination of apples and cinnamon; they kindly remind me that fall is here 🙂

    ★★★★★

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    • Laura says

      October 16, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks, Dana! I love apples and cinnamon too 🙂 Such a great flavor combination.

      Reply
  8. Emily @ She Makes and Bakes says

    October 22, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Love this combination of flavors. It’s perfect in a cookie!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 23, 2012 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks, Emily! I really like that flavor combination too, and you don’t see many apple cookies out there.

      Reply
  9. Ashley says

    February 19, 2018 at 3:19 pm

    Hey Laura! These look oh-so-yum! I have some granny smith apples leftover and I was wondering if they could be used? Or does it have to be a red apple? Let me know, so I can start making these ASAP!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 19, 2018 at 3:27 pm

      Hi Ashley! You can totally use any apple. I actually think the tartness of granny smith will be awesome! Let me know how they turn out.

      Reply
  10. Kay Stewart says

    October 22, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    Hi,
    My niece is a type 1 diabetic and really wants to make these cookies. I was wondering if you had a nutrition facts for a serving size of cookies?. We mainly count her carbs intake to adjust her insulin. Thanks for the help

    ★★★★★

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    • Laura says

      October 24, 2018 at 1:21 pm

      Hi Kay! I do not have nutrition facts, though there are sites out there that may be able to provide that information if you put the recipe in. I will say I think you could cut down the sugar slightly or use an alternative sweetener, if you are comfortable working with them. It’s actually funny you commented on this recipe as I gave them to a friend who was diabetic. She ate them in moderation and took a walk to compensate. I am sorry I cannot be of more help.

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