Oatmeal "cookie" Muffins

Submitted by Lynne the Pirate Queen

"These muffins from The Inn at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia are said to taste like old-fashioned oatmeal cookies. I haven't made them yet, but given how much I love oatmeal, these are high on my to-make list! :)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, very soft
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup raisins

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray medium-size muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Cream together the butter and the brown sugar. Add the egg and beat well.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. Add to butter mixture. Mix in the applesauce, then the oats. Finally add the raisins and the pecans.
4. Scoop batter into muffin tin, and bake for 25 minutes. Best served warm.

Reviews

[Pam-I-Am]

I wasn't so sure about the amount of spices. I tasted the batter and thought it was too plain, but after I baked them, the taste was totally oatmeal cookie-like. Very nice flavor. I had a problem with them not rising. Not sure if it was the applesauce that makes the batter kinda runny, or if it needs more baking powder. I will experiment next time to see if more bp helps. Thanks for posting - was a nice Thanksgiving breakfast treat.

 

[luvinlif2k]

These were moist and tasty! I followed the recipe except I didn't have any quick oats so used regular rolled oats instead. This worked just fine. Nothing like a cookie in a muffin form! I will use this again! Thanks for posting!