Soft Apple Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
Soft oatmeal cookies studded with chunks of tart apple and sweet butterscotch chips are the perfect fall treat!
Servings 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 10 ounce package butterscotch chips
- 1 cup peeled, diced apple about 1 large apple or 2 small apples
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper (or grease the cookie sheets).
- In a large micrwave safe bowl, melt 1 cup of butter in the microwave.
- Add in 1 cup brown sugar and the maple syrup. Stir to combine.
- Add in the 2 eggs and stir to combine.
- Add in the vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir to combine.
- Add in the whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and stir to combine.
- Add in the old fashioned oats and stir to combine.
- Fold in the butterscotch chips and diced apples.
- Take tablespoons of the dough and plop onto your greased or parchment lined cookie sheets leaving 3 fingers of space between each ball of dough.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies start to brown and the tops are no longer shiny.
- Allow to cool and enjoy!