Apple Pie Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies | Large Family Dessert
The next time you want to have Apple Pie for breakfast but want to be sneaky about it, give this Apple Pie Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies a try.
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- divided ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup ground flax
- 2 tablespoons butter melted and cooled
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup finely diced green apple
- ½ cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick cooking spray.
- 2. Place ½ cup oats into a food processor or blender and pulse until the oats are ground into flour.
- 3. In a large bowl, whisk together oats, oat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flax.
- 4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the butter, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.
- 5. Stir in the apple and pecans.
- 6. Using a large scoop, divide the dough into 16 cookies. Press the tops flat as these cookies remain in the same shape as they cook.
- 7. Bake for 10 minutes or until the middle is set. Allow cooling on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.