Pack up these soft, spicy oatmeal cookies for a much appreciated lunch-box surprise.
Apple-Spice-Oatmeal Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 17
Ingredients
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup half-and-half or milk
Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 medium apples, peeled, chopped (2 cups)
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Cover; set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, the shortening, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly mixed. Beat in eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Beat in oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and flour, scraping side and bottom of bowl once, just until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts.
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Step3On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls (scant 1/4 cup) about 2 inches apart.
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Step4Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until edges are golden brown and centers are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Using spoon, drizzle about 1 teaspoon glaze onto each warm cookie. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition
170
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- Sodium
- 65mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch;Carbohydrate Choice
1
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