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Soft Spiced Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Shanna
Thick, soft, chewy oatmeal cookies filled with all kinds of fall goodness - fresh apples, warm spices, pecans and golden raisins and indulgent Valrhona Dulcey feves - a buttery caramel vanilla chocolate confection.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 30 two inch cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 162 g all purpose flour (1 ¼ cups)
  • 45 g oat flour (½ cup)
  • 2 ½ teaspoon apple pie spice see notes
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 113 g butter unsalted at cool room temp (½ cup)
  • 208 g brown sugar light or dark (1 cup)
  • 1 large egg cool room temp
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 150 g shredded apple honey crisp, granny smith 2-3 apples, core removed (1 cup)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 79 g golden raisins (½ cup)
  • 96 g rolled oats (1 cup)
  • 80 g quick cooking oats (1 cup)
  • 80 g chopped pecans (⅔ cup)
  • 225 g Valrhona Dulcey feves cut in half ( or a combination of vanilla, butterscotch and caramel baking chips) (1 cup)

Instructions
 

  • The cookie batter is chilled before baking. Preheat oven before baking, not before making batter. Each batch takes about 15 minutes to bake - I try to bake 10 cookies per batch for a total of 45 minutes of baking.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and apple pie spice and set aside. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, or stand mixer, mix together the butter and brown sugar until combined. Add in the egg and mix well. 
  • Shred the apples and sprinkle with lemon juice and let sit for one minute. Wrap in paper towels or a cloth and squeeze out the excess moisture. Add to the mixing bowl along with the raisins and mix to combine. Add in the regular oats and quick cooking oats and mix again. Then finally add in the pecans and the Valhrona Dulcey feves. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours up to overnight. 
  • Before baking, heat oven to 350 Deg f (180c) and set out baking sheets lined with parchment paper
  • Using a 2 tablespoon sized scoop, scoop out cookie dough rounds and place on baking sheets a few inches a part. Slightly flatten with your hand. 
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes until starting to turn golden brown and middles are set. 
  • Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. 
  • Keep cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or in the freezer. These cookies are soft so they will stay soft at room temperature. They will keep best up to 3 months in the freezer. You can also freeze the cookie dough in balls to bake at a later date. 

Notes

If you can't find apple pie spices make your own!
In a bowl combine:
  • 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
You can keep this in a resealable jar or container or even get a spice jar with the shaker lid.