Oatmeal Apple Cookies

Karen=^..^='s Note:

These delicious cookies are chock full of chewy yummy and mostly healthy ingredients. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 33 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 30 cookies

• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 cups quick oats (not instant or old fashioned)
• 1 cup peeled diced apple
• ¾ cup raisins (optional)
• ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375° and grease cookie sheet.
2. Combine shortening, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
4. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, soda and nutmeg in a small bowl and mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended.
5. Stir in oats, apples, raisins and nuts.
6. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough about 2-inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 13 minutes or until just set.
8. Cool for a minute or 2 on cookie sheets and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[Cindy Lynn]

These are absolutely divine! If you like Oatmeal cookies, you'll love these!!! DH doesn't really care for cooked raisins, so I left them out, but I think as well as he liked these, I'll give a few raisins a go too next time. I couldn't believe how fast these went. Within minutes after the first batch came out of the oven they were gone. They turned out soft and chewy. I used Granny Smith apples, my favorite for baking and the cookies weren't too sweet, nor the apples too tart. I thought everyone would have had their fill and I'd have some for DH's lunch tomorrow. NOT!!! Thanks for sharing a really great and healthy recipe Karen!

[gopackgo]

Amazing. Fluffy and on the lighter side. I loved these. I made one change though, I used half of the shortening and added a half a cup of unsweetened applesauce. Delicious and healthier too :) I didn't put raisins or nuts in it, which made the cookie lighter. I highly recommend using applesauce or apple butter!

[cookie1503]

These cookies were wonderful!!! We have always enjoyed a cakey cookie at our house and these cookies fit that bill to a TEE. The flavors blended just right to give this cookie excellent taste. I am very glad we doubled the recipe the first time or I am sure we would be mixing up another batch again. Thanks for sharing a super recipe!