3 Ingredient Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookies
Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies that taste like apple pie in cookie form. These cookies have all the flavors of apple pie in an easy healthier cookie form. These cookies only need 3 ingredients and don't contain any flour, eggs, butter or added sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (84 g) quick oats
- 1/2 cup (131 g) unsweetened apple butter with spices
- 1/4 cup (28 g) chopped apples (peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch cubes), choose a sweet apple variety
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Add oats, apple butter and chopped apples to a large mixing bowl. Stir until the ingredients are evenly mixed and incorporated and the oats are fully coated in apple butter.
- Use a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop and scoop dough balls, releasing them onto the prepared baking sheet, spaced about 2 inches apart. Using your hand or the back of a metal spoon, press down on dough balls to form thick round disks. The cookies will not spread or change shape during baking so shape them as needed until they are how you want them to be.
- Bake cookies about 11-13 minutes or until they are done. Be careful not to overcook the cookies or they will turn out dry. Let the cookies cool fully on the baking sheet before removing. They should easily peel off when they are cooled. Store uneaten cookies in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Make sure to use quick oats* and not rolled oats. The quick oats bind better. Cookies made with rolled oats will fall apart more easily.
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
- For the fresh chopped apple, I recommend choosing a sweet variety. You don't want to use a tart apple because the cookies are only lightly sweetened. Fuji, Gala and Honeycrisp are all good options.
- The cookies are meant to be a healthier oatmeal cookie. They are only lightly sweetened. You can taste the batter and if you prefer sweeter cookies you can add 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup to the cookie dough. You can also drizzle caramel sauce on top of the cookies to add sweetness.
- These cookies have a soft and chewy texture but they don't have the texture of traditional oatmeal cookies. They have a texture similar to baked oats.
- I used unsweetened apple butter cooked with cinnamon and other spices. You can use plain apple butter without spices but your cookies won't taste as much like apple pie. I haven't tested these cookies with sweetened apple butter but I think it should work.
- The color of your cookie may vary a little depending on the brand of apple butter you use. Some are browner in color and some have a darker redder color. I try to avoid the redder colored apple butters so that the cookies look brown instead of a dark red. I used Langer Farms apple butter.
- I don't recommend using applesauce. The cookies turned out drier and had less apple pie flavor. If you do want to use applesauce, I recommend also adding about 1/4 cup of peanut butter to add more richness to the cookies.
- You can also add peanut butter to this version to add some healthy fat to the cookies, but adding the peanut butter does hide some of the apple flavor.
- I added a caramel drizzle for decoration to make the cookies look prettier but they don't need it. I like eating the cookies plain and don't usually add the caramel sauce.
- The estimated nutrition does not include the optional caramel drizzle.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 67kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 0.02g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 0.1mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 6g, NET CARBS: 14
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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