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Soft Apple Cookies

September 19, 2021

Soft Apple Cookies

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These soft apple cookies are made with dreamy maple syrup icing. These are perfect fall cookies to whip up this weekend and enjoy with a cup of chai latte!

Who is up for super soft and delicious apple cookies? Honestly, everyone needs to try these super soft, fudgy, and moist cookies with a hint of cinnamon and the most dreamy maple syrup icing. They are spiced with a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, and seasonal apples! I understand that it might sound weird to add fruit into your cookies but until you try these don’t judge.

SOFT APPLE COOKIES

Why try out these Soft Apple Cookies

  • Super Soft – These cookies are honestly super soft and have that dreamy chewy texture!
  • Easy to make – I love these cookies because they are so easy to make and all you need is one bowl!
  • Perfect Fall Treat – What could be more fall-inspired than apples, cinnamon, and maple syrup?
  • Crunchy top – Soft cookies topped with crunchy pecans nuts? Oh yes please.

Ingredients

  • Butter or coconut oil
  • Whole Wheat Flour
  • Apples
  • Egg
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Baking Powder
  • Spices: Cinnamon, Nutmeg
  • Maple Syrup
  • Icing Sugar
  • Pecans

  • SOFT APPLE COOKIES

How to make these Soft Apple Cookies

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a bowl combine melted butter and brown sugar and mix until smooth and creamy. 
  3. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. 
  4. Peel and cut the apples into small pieces. Toss apple pieces with lemon juice.
  5. Add flour mixture to dough mix until combined, then mix in apples. Let the dough chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  6.  Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop and drop it onto prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake in the oven until cookies for 12 minutes. Do not overbake them! 
  8. Let it cool completely before frosting. In the meantime prepare the frosting. 
  9. In a small bowl whisk the sugar, maple syrup, and splash of milk.
  10. Once these cookies are cooled, frost with the maple frosting and top with chopped peanuts or any other nuts or spices

Tips and Tricks

Let the cookie dough chill to make your life easier. It will be sticky if you will make the cookies right away.

Do NOT OVERBAKE the cookies. This is really important, otherwise, the cookies will be hard and not chewy.

SOFT APPLE COOKIES

MORE FALL RECIPES FOR YOU TO TRY

  • Pumpkin Chai Spiced Cupcakes
  • Vegan Maple Pecan Pumpkin Bread
  • Easy Chai Latte Recipe
  • Apple Pie Parfaits
  • The Best Vegan Carrot Cake

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SOFT APPLE COOKIES

Soft Apple Cookies

These soft apple cookies are made with dreamy maple syrup icing. This recipe is a perfect fall cookie to whip up this weekend and enjoy with a cup of chai latte! 
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Resting time 20 mins
Total Time 1 hr 2 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 330 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 1/2 cup / 125 grams melted butter or coconut oil
  • 2 apples
  • 1/2 cup / 100 grams light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cup / 200 grams whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Maple Glaze

  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 2 cups (200 grams) icing sugar
  • splash of milk

Topping

  • 1/2 cup / 50 grams pecan nuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF / 160ºC and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a bowl combine melted butter and brown sugar and mix until smooth and creamy. 
  • Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • Peel and cut the apples into small pieces. Toss apple pieces with lemon juice.
  • Add flour mixture to dough mix until combined, then mix in apples. Let the dough chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  •  Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop and drop it onto prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in the oven until cookies for 12 minutes. Do not overbake them! 
  • Let it cool completely before frosting. In the meantime prepare the frosting.

Maple Glaze

  • In a small bowl whisk the sugar, maple syrup, and splash of milk.
  • Once these cookies are cooled, frost with the maple frosting and top with chopped peanuts or any other nuts or spices
Keyword apple, apple cookies, apple dessert, cookies, fall dessert, fall recipes, maple syrup, maple syrup glaze, soft apple cookies
SOFT APPLE COOKIES

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