Apple Oatmeal Cookies
The whole family will love these moist apple and oatmeal cookies.
Servings
24 Servings
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons margarine room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of nutmeg called Egoz Muskat in Hebrew
- 1¼ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup peeled finely chopped Granny Smith apple (called Grand in Israel), tossed with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup raisins optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, cream margarine, sugar, brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
- Sift together all dry ingredients and spices. Stir dry into wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in apples and raisins. Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Scoop scant tablespoons of batter onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake in 350°F oven for 10 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
- Tip: Wrap cookies well and store in freezer. Defrost completely before eating.
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