Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies
These caramel apple oatmeal cookies feature a soft and chewy oatmeal cookie base with lots of tender apples and a sweet and salty homemade caramel drizzled on top.
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 206kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup apple, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
Caramel
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Additional kosher salt for garnish
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place butter and sugar in the bowl of a large stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment OR in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon. Mix on medium speed or by hand until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add applesauce, egg, and vanilla to bowl and mix until smooth.
- Combine oats, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a separate medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until a soft dough forms. Fold in apple chunks.
- Scoop dough out into 1-in balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets and gently flatten balls slightly.
- Bake cookies at 350F 10-12 minutes until cookies are a light golden brown. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on baking sheet 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
Caramel
- Place sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat and allow to melt. Once melted, whisk in butter and bring to a boil. Slowly add cream (carefully, it will splatter) whisking constantly and allow caramel to cook until golden brown and bubbly, about 3-5 minutes. Remove caramel from heat and mix in salt.
- Drizzle cookies with warm caramel and top with a little extra salt. Allow caramel to set 10 minutes before serving cookies. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.9g | Protein: 2.7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6.6g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 12.6g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg