White Chocolate Apricot Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

White Chocolate Apricot Oatmeal Cookie Recipe The white chocolate apricot oatmeal cookie recipe is just plain great! Fruits always mix well with the rich flavor of oats, and dried apricots have to be near the top of this combination list. Add some white chocolate-and you'll be in heaven!

Ingredients 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) salted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 2/3 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots Hardware Large bowl Cookie sheets Mixer Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Step 2: In a large bowl, with an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Step 3: Add egg; beat well. Step 4: Add flour and baking soda; beat until well blended. Step 5: Stir in oats, white chocolate pieces, and dried apricots. Step 6: Drop by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Step 7: Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned; do not overbake. Let cookies set for 1 minute before transferring to a cooling surface. Makes 36 cookies. For more information on baking procedures and hardware used in this recipe see our Baking Tips section. Important: Feel free to republish this article on your website. However, you are not allowed to modify any part of its content and all links should be kept active. White Chocolate Apricot Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Apple Recipes - Apple Pie Pockets and Apple Filled Oatmeal Cookies

The apple is so universal to baking that Apple Pie is known as an All-American standard. For convenience and your own individual apple pies, try this recipe for Apple Pie Pockets. These little gems are perfect for lunchboxes and picnics as well as for a grab and go treat. The Apple Filled Oatmeal Cookies offer a fresh take on another familiar American icon--the oatmeal cookie.

APPLE PIE POCKETS

Butter Cookie Recipe

1 pkg refrigerator pie crust
3 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1/3 cup sugar
2 tbsps flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp butter
milk
1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon combined in a small bowl

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut each circle of pie crust into four wedges. Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss apple slices with the mixture in a medium sized bowl. Place 6 to 8 mixture-coated apple slices on half of the pie crust wedges. Dot with a bit of butter and fold pie crust over top of apples. Seal around the open side edges with a fork dipped in milk. Slit top with a knife in a few places to make air holes. Bush with a little milk and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat the process with the remaining wedges. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet until golden brown or about 15 to 18 minutes. Great served warm with ice cream.

Yield 8

APPLE FILLED OATMEAL COOKIES

This recipe is from an old community cookbook.

1 cup finely chopped apples
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsps water
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 cups oatmeal

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a saucepan, combine apples, raisins, pecans, granulated sugar, and water. Cook and stir this mixture until thick and apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Set aside.

Cream the brown sugar with the butter then beat in the eggs. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture. Stir in the oatmeal. Set aside 3/4 cup of the dough. Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheets. Make a small depression in each cookie and add a small amount of the apple mixture to the depressed spot. Top apple mixture with a small amount of the reserved dough. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 375 degrees until cookies are lightly browned.

Enjoy!

Apple Recipes - Apple Pie Pockets and Apple Filled Oatmeal Cookies

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Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

This is, hands down, the most astonishing cookie I have ever tasted! The name is a mouth full, but don't worry, you won't be able to say it anyway because your mouth will be full of the cookies! It's got everything you need for the perfect cookie, and it's still wheat free! It is full of antioxidants, protein, and good fats. I never understanding I would find a cookie that tastes as good as these that is still very healthy. Enjoy!

What you need:

Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

1/2 cup of Dark Chocolate Dreams All Natural Peanut Butter from The Peanut Butter Co. (available at Kroger)

1/2 cup of Kroger blended Raspberry yogurt

1/2 cup of packed Kroger Light Brown sugar

1/2 cup of egg whites

1 cup of oat flour (ground from whole oats in food processor)

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

2 cups of quick cooking whole oats

1 cup of sweetened, dried cranberries

How to make them:

Preheat oven to 375 F. Add dark chocolate peanut butter, yogurt, brown sugar, egg whites and vanilla to blender and mix until everything looks creamy. I use the whip setting on my blender. This should only take about a minute, if that. Mix flour and baking soda together in a bowl and then add the mixture from the blender. Mix well. Add whole oats and cranberries to the bowl and mix well. Scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of batter and place on ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute or two and then stop cooling on a baking rack. Make some batches and freeze the left overs (if there are any!) for a great wholesome snack.

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

How to Make No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies are a great easy cookie recipe that's perfect anytime of year, especially during the summer when it's too hot to turn on the oven.  They stir together in minutes using a handful of common pantry ingredients.

This recipe for no bake cookies was part of my childhood and may have been part of yours too. It's an old-fashioned recipe that has been around for decades, goes by many different names, and has lots of variations.

Butter Cookie Recipe

Some recipes endure and these no bake oatmeal chocolate cookies are a perfect example. It's amazing how just reading a recipe can transport you back to the past.

Many versions of this recipe call for 2 cups of sugar, which I find to be too sweet. This version uses 1 1/2 cups instead. 

Although this recipe for no bake cookies is quick and easy, a few helpful hints are in order. First, be sure to follow the directions exactly, boiling the mixture for 1 1/2 minutes. If you don't boil the sugar mixture long enough the cookies may not get firm and if you boil it too long they are apt to be grainy and dry.  And I've had success making these with both quick cooking and old-fashioned oats, so you are safe using whichever is in your cupboard.   

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups rolled oats, uncooked

Directions

Clear an area on your counter and line it with waxed paper for dropping the cookie mixture on. Alternatively you can line a cookie sheet with waxed paper or a silicone mat.

In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, combine the cocoa, sugar, butter, and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue to cook for 1 1/2 minutes while stirring constantly. Make sure the mixture is boiling vigorously (with bubbles all over the surface) before beginning to count the time.

Remove pan from the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until creamy and well blended.  Add the oats and stir until thoroughly combined.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the waxed paper or lined cookie sheet.  I like to use a small cookie scoop when making drop cookies - it speeds up the process and gives the cookies a uniform appearance.

Let cool until firm, about 1 hour. You can speed this up by transferring the cookies to the refrigerator.

Makes about 3 dozen No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Variations:

Use crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth for added crunch. Stir in 1/2 cup shredded coconut with the oats. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped nuts with the oats. Stir in 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins with the oats. To make larger flatter cookies, drop by tablespoons and then flatten slightly with the back of the spoon or your damp fingers. For cookie bars, press the mixture into a well greased 8-inch square pan. When firm, cut into desired size and shape bars.

How to Make No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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