Ingredients
1/4 cup white sugar
1-cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter (1 ½ sticks)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 all-purpose flour
1-teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 plus 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 cups apple peeled and cored and finely
Chopped
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup applesauce (cinnamon flavor)
1 cup chopped nuts
Preparation
Preheat oven 300F.
· Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in oats.
· Cream butter and sugars. Scrape down sides. Add in egg and vanilla. Mix in apples and applesauce. Mix well.
· Gradually mix in flour mixture. DO NOT OVER MIX. Fold in nuts.
· Drop rounded tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet 1-½ inches apart. Sprinkle top of each cookie with reserved ¼ cup oats. Bake 23-25 minutes or till bottoms are golden. Transfer immediately.
