Holy cats! TWO cookie recipes in TWO weeks!?! You are going to kill me but I just had to post this one! You see, a sweet friend of mine, came by my house a couple of weeks ago and not only did she drop off some lovely little dresses for Eloise but she also dropped off a whole bunch of Caramel Apple Cookies…that were promptly eaten that night! Every. Last. One. Yes!! They were that good. Anyways, since she dropped off those cookies I could not get them out of my head and then I did what any normal/sane person would do, I spent the next week doing everything in my power to re-create those darn cookies.
Ahem, so here we are. I have finally perfected this cookie, this recipe is exactly perfect. This is a drop-style cookie like your classic chocolate chip. The outcome gives a slightly crunchy (on day one) yet chewy (the next day) oatmeal-esque cookie with a little taste of heaven in the shape of lovely caramel and apple bits. My one huge tip to give to you is to PLEASE USE parchment paper. Trust me. After my 2nd attempt and 6 cookie sheets of baked on caramel later, I finally had that ‘AHA’ moment Oprah always talks about and started placing parchment paper on my cookie sheet before baking. WOWZA! I went from scrubbing (and scrubbing and scrubbing and soaking and scrubbing some more) caramel off of cookie sheets to a quick soap and water rinse. Duh!
Okay, so here it is, in all it’s glory. Please enjoy every last bite!
Caramel Apple Cookies
Recipe Type: Dessert
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening, butter flavor works best!
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 cups old-fashioned (not quick) oats
- 1 cup chopped dried apples
- 1 1/2 cup caramel bits
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream your butter, shortening, and both sugars together.
- Add your eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- In another bowl, mix together your flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
- Add the flour mixture to your butter mixture, mixing well.
- Stir in your oats, apple pieces and caramel bits.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes on parchment paper before removing cookies to a cooling rack.
Place 1/2 cup of shortening and 1/2 cup of butter in a large bowl…
Cream it all together, real nice!
Then, add 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar…
Cream the sugars together with the butter mixture.
Then, add your two eggs and your vanilla and mix well.
In another bowl, mix your flour, baking soda and cinnamon together.
Add your flour mixture to your butter mixture…
Then add your 3 cups of oats.
Next, chop up your dried apples until you have 1 cup of them.
Add your dried apples and 1 1/2 cups of caramel bits to oat mixture…
And mix everything up so it’s nice and combined.
Drop rounded tablespoons onto a parchment lined cookie sheet (I greased the parchment paper too!)
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
And you get these little beauties!!
About 4 dozen of them too 🙂
Don’t forget to let your cookies cool for a few minutes before removing them to a cooling rack. They need a bit to set up or they may fall apart!
I’m telling you these are seriously dee-lish!
SO good!
And don’t forget, it IS polite to share!!
Have a Great Weekend!!
Those look amazing! I can’t wait try them! Hmmmm it looks like a good day for baking!
I will be making these asap! YUMMY!
These sound like the best cookie ever- they have moved to the top of my to-bake list. I can’t wait to try them!
My sister makes these. Soooo goooood.
OH my. I really need to get out of the house more often. I had no idea there was such a thing as those caramel bits! Those look SO yummy. And this recipe looks amazing too. Thank you
You are TORTURING me!!! I have to make these, and those darned reese’s cookies ASAP.
these look tasty.
These look so yummy! I love cookies with oats! Going to have to try these for sure!
Oh, boy. Baking season has begun. These look absolutely delicious! Time to up my workout. 🙂
just recently went to apple orchard. can I use fresh apples in recipe instead?
thanks….gonna make these for sure!!
Oh, such a perfect cookie for the weather we are having in Northern Va (cold and drizzly). I can’t wait to make these–they look amazing!
you had me at caramel…
i am so doing this!
ps i’m your newest follower + am adding you to my friends list off my nav bar… wanna keep track of all you cool projects (-:
These look and sound wonderful!
Those are truly yummy! This is for our weekend cookies baking activity. My kids will surely love this new recipe. Caramel and cookies is a perfect combination especially with some fresh milk. Thanks.
Any recommendations about where to buy caramel bits? I couldn’t find them in my local grocery store. 🙁
I have been waiting to make these till I could get the bits, but I couldn’t find them, so my impatience won and I chopped up caramels:)I also used fresh apple instead of dried. They are AMAZING! I cannot seem to stop eating them:)
@Cheryl-I think you could totally use fresh apples, they just kinda freak me out cause they always seem to ferment in baked goods…
@KMonti-If you don’t have apple bits you could use a well-greased and sharp knife and just cut up the wrapped caramel candy, that should do the trick! Just be CAREFUL!!
Fresh apples are perfect to use! I should try this one ASAP! I love the caramel bits because I am sick of chocolate chips cookies. My kids will surely love this one too. Yummy! Thanks for this wonderful recipe of yours.
@KMonti – I had the same problem (since the caramel bits are seasonal) so I asked the cashier. She phoned someone and was told that they wouldn’t be in stock for another 2 or 3 weeks (this was just 2 days ago). I found them later that day in Walmart.
I can’t resist! I have to make these cookies. Thanks for sharing on Totally Tut… I just need to find some other families to accept them so I don’t eat the whole batch!
hi there!
They look soooo tasty, but could I also use butter instead of shortening? i don’t think we have shortening here in switzerland…
Thanks for letting me know!
Ahuefa from Zurich!
Wanted to let you know I made these last weekend and posted about them today on
http://nevertoooldtocraft.blogspot.com/2010/10/caramel-apple-pecan-cookies.html
They were fantastic!!! – Karen
I know this is totally late but if you don’t want to keep buying parchment paper or want another option you need to buy a Silpat baking sheet (don’t buy generic, it doesn’t work). You can buy it from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/DeMarle-2409-Silpat-Nonstick-Silicone/dp/B00008T960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292742861&sr=8-1
There’s a few different sizes, and the prices seem to vary a little so look around. Nothing sticks to it!!! And it cleans up beautifully with just a little soap and a quick rinse. These cookies sound delicious!
Umm, just wondering why you couldn’t call your friend and just ask her for the recipe?
I had to laugh at this comment, it’s so odd! I didn’t ask my friend for the recipe because she bought them!