Apple and Oatmeal Cookies
- 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups instant oatmeal
- 1 cup apple, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease 2 cookie sheets. In a bowl, using an electric mixer, combine brown sugar, butter, milk, egg and vanilla extract until creamy.Add flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and nutmeg: mix well. One by one add oatmeal, apples and raisins. Mix well. Divide mixture into 10 portions and place on greased cookie sheets 2 to 3 in. apart. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool and remove from cookie sheets.
Garnish
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 5 apples, minced
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add apples and brown for 2 minutes. Add brown sugar and continue browning for another 2 minutes. Serve hot on cookies. [10 servings]