Apple Walnut Oatmeal Cookies with Maple Glaze
These soft and chewy walnut oatmeal cookies are made with apple sauce and finished with sweet maple glaze.Yield: makes 29 cookies
Servings: 29 cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (57 g), room temp
- ¾ cup brown sugar (150 g), light or dark variety, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 g)
- 1 large egg, room temp
- 1 Tablespoon molasses (20 g)
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (130 g)
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour (195 g)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, or kosher salt
- 1 ½ cup old-fashioned oats (135 g), also labeled as rolled oats
- 1 cup walnuts (115 g) lightly toasted, roughly chopped
Maple Glaze:
- 1 ½ cup confectioners' sugar (175 g), unsifted powdered sugar
- ¼ cup dark maple syrup (75 g)
- pinch fine sea salt or kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon milk or non-dairy alternative milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream butter. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix until smooth. Add egg, molasses, and apple sauce.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt. Add to mixing bowl. Fold in rolled oats and walnuts.
- Use a 1 ½- inch scoop to portion out cookies. Arrange on parchment lined baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Bake for 13-15 minutes, rotating pans midway through baking. Allow to cool in pan for 3 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool to room temperature.
- Maple Glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, salt and milk until smooth. If glaze is too thick, add additional milk 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency is achieved. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Enjoy immediately, or allow glaze to harden and set.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days. However, they are best enjoyed within three days after baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg