Oatmeal Apple Sauce Cookies

Here is another perfect (for me) breakfast cookie recipe that I just created. I wanted oatmeal cookies, but all the recipe I could find were way too sweet and fat... so much butter, that's too much hey. JUMP TO RECIPE 

(day after comment: they're really low sugar type cookies, much less sweet than my Banana Cookies that I published recently, and so they make a perfect and satisfying breakfast, somewhat like muffins; reheat them in the microwave about 6 seconds each)

week after comment: the upgraded version of this recipe is much better, click here to see it

 I used my Banana Cookies recipe as a base, and it all turned very perfect, even better than expected. As always, I use what I have at hand. There was a special on dark brown sugar, so that's the only sugar I have right now, but any sugar will do.

I ran into a few problems and solved them by not caring too much. I want people who don't usually bake to know that everything doesn't have to be perfect, and improvising is possible when baking.

So it's Winter, very cold up here in Canada, and therefore not so warm inside, so my butter was really hard even after two days sitting on the counter top, so I had a hard time mixing it with the sugar and apple sauce. I should have added the apple sauce afterwards and first mix in the butter with the sugar only, but I was sleepy (actually high hehe) and forgot, and I also forgot to add the egg before adding the dry ingredients...

 It doesn't matter!! no worries, just blend it all together. The main thing to respect about baking is to not over-mix after the flour is added. It should always be more a fold-in than a mix-in. So this time, since I forgot steps, I had to mix it a little more than wanted, but since I don't use any electric device, only a wood spoon, it wasn't that bad. This warning especially applies if you use any type of machine to mix your batters.

 

Oatmeal Apple Sauce Cookies by Dominique Rock:

2 TBspoon butter
1/2 cup sugar
6 TBsp apple sauce
1 egg
1 cup flour
1+ 1/4 cup oatmeal flakes
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt

drop on 2 cookie pans with 2 spoons

bake 12 minutes @ 350 F

You can make them the size you want, but I always try to make them small, and often fail; it should be 17-20 cookies, so 2 cookie pans covered with parchment paper, or slightly greased or oiled.

I used quick oatmeal and dark brown sugar because that is what I had at hand; always feel free to improvise based on recipes, I'm sure any kind of oatmeal would work.

I like mini chocolate chips, maybe you'd rather raisins? or both, plus nuts? Good idea!!!

:-) 

Dominique Rock