Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients
2½ cups all purpose flour
1 cup quick oats
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
2 tsp lemon zest
¾ cup salted butter, softened
1½ cups sugar
1 large egg
½ cup Tree Top Natural Apple Sauce
½ cup maple syrup
1 cup chopped apples with peels
2 cups caramel chips
Icing
1 cup powered sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
1 tsp maple flavoring
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 F. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, oats, salt, soda, cinnamon, cloves and lemon zest. Mix well; add butter, sugar, egg, apple sauce and maple syrup. Mix until well blended. Add fresh chopped apples and caramel chips. Mix until all ingredients are combined. Do not over mix. Dough will be soft. Drop by rounded tablespoon-full onto greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 12-15 minutes until bottoms are golden. Mix powdered sugar, milk and maple flavoring in small bowl until smooth. While cookies are still warm, ice with maple icing and let set.