Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

Published September 29, 2017. Updated October 26, 2018

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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies are the perfect thing to bake any day of the year but I especially love them during fall. They are soft and cake-like in the middle with chewy, slightly crisp edges, and that delicious apple flavor and abundance of cinnamon will leave everyone craving more!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

The Perfect Autumn Apple Recipe

I’ve always loved oatmeal cookies and when you add apples and autumn spices they become the absolute perfect autumn cookie! Those tiny little bits of apples in these cookies just make them sing!

I love how every season has fruits that pair with it, like bright oranges and tempting pomegranate in winter, sweet strawberries and mangos in the spring, juicy watermelon and plump blueberries in the summer, and those crisp apples and mellow pears in the fall.

And right now I’m really loving adding apples to everything! From my oatmeal in the morning, to salads at lunch, to my sheet pan meals at dinner, and now here we finish off with apples in our cookies for dessert!

Stack of multi-colored apples in wooden bucket.

Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe

  • All-purpose flour
  • Rolled Oats
  • Cinnamon
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Unsalted butter
  • Brown sugar
  • Egg
  • Vanilla extract
  • Granny Smith apples
  • Lemon

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Image of diced bits of apples over cookie dough in a mixing bowl.

How to Make Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

  • Preheat oven and line baking sheets.
  • Whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
  • In an electric mixer cream butter and brown sugar.
  • Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • Toss apples with lemon juice.
  • Add flour mixture to dough mix until combined, then mix in apples.
  • Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop and drop onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
  • Bake in oven until cookies are set. Cool on wire rack.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Tips for These Apple Cookies

  • Another tart crisp apple can be substituted for Granny Smith. Don’t use sweet apples though, there’s already enough sugar in the dough.
  • Cut the apples up very very small so not only will they bake through and become tender but that way you’ll also get apples flavor in each and every bite.
  • Don’t omit the lemon, it brightens up the apple flavor a bit more.
  • Don’t use quick oats. Rolled old fashioned oats will offer the best texture and flavor.
  • Use the scoop and sweep method to measure flour (not spoon and level), or better yet use a kitchen scale for the most consistent results.
  • Use a cookie scoop for the fastest method for scooping out dough, it will also give you even size cookies.
  • For the perfect pairing serve with warm apple cider.

Tall stack of Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
4.78 from 71 votes

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

A delicious, soft cake-like cookie filled with oats, loaded with tiny chunks of apples and swirled with plenty of cinnamon. The perfect cookie to make on fall weekends!
Servings: 19 cookies
Prep15 minutes
Cook30 minutes
Ready in: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 18 by 13-inch baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. 
  • In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds, set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter and brown sugar until combined. Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • Toss apples with lemon juice in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to egg and vanilla mixture and mix until combined, then mix in apples. 
  • Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop, or 2 Tbsp at a time, and drop onto prepared baking sheets spacing cookies 2-inches apart. Flatten them just slightly.
  • Bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven until cookies are set, about 14 - 15 minutes. 
  • Let cool on baking sheet several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container.
  • Recipe source: Cooking Classy

Notes

Use rolled old fashioned oats for best results. Don't substitute quick oats.
Dice apples into tiny bites so they cook through and soften by the time cookies are done.
Nutrition Facts
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 71mg3%
Potassium 50mg1%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 165IU3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.

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207 Comments

  • Dolores

    Do you think grating the apples rather than cutting them into tiny pieces would work?

  • Aaron

    Hey there , thanks for sharing this recipe! Looks so yummy 😋 I would adds mini chocolate chips or caramel bits or butterscotch chips in it . Will be making this soon . 😁

  • Anya

    These are so yummy! I was out of eggs so I used a flax egg instead and I just used a wooden spoon instead of a mixer with a paddle attachment. They cam out delicious! Next time I’ll have to cut the apples into smaller pieces though lol. Thanks for a great and super simple recipe!

  • Alexa

    My new favorite! Great way to use up extra apples. I like sweet so haven’t used grannie smith. I use what’s on hand or on sale. Feel like I am eating better with these than store bought cookie.

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      Granny smith. Though you could substitute another good baking apple like gala, pink lady, Braeburn etc.

  • Pat Kirkwood

    I wanted a guiltless wholesome cookie for my grandkids’ lunchboxes. These cookies did not let me down. They are very old-fashioned-hearty-good and I’ll make them again. Also great with a few finely chopped dates added.

  • Stacy

    I just made your Easy Apple Crisp and on that page are links to other apple recipes. I clicked on your Irish Apple Cake with Custard with Custard Sauce and it brought me here, to the Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies (which I have pinned – they look delicious!). I thought you might have just switched the links but when I clicked on the cookies it also brought me to the cookies. Guess I’ll have to go another route – just wanted to let you know so you could fix your tiny glitch.

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      Sorry for the late reply! Thanks so much for the heads up Stacy! I’ve fixed the link.

  • mvb

    Mine turned out dry, don’t know what I did wrong, maybe my oven temp is off. May add some applesauce if I try again.