Maple Caramel Apple Crumble Cookies

    I'm procrastinating a sewing project at the moment, & decided to do some baking. I dunno what it is about baking that does it for me, but I'm in my happy place when I do. I've been wanting to make these for some time, but it seems like so many things other things have taken priority or my health has prevented me. 

    I could have gone for an exact replica of the caramel apple he eats in the film (like in the photo above), but I'd rather eat a cookie than a caramel apple to be honest. LOL   I decided to go with an oatmeal recipe base as they refer to the fall of civilization as "The Great Crumble" & seemed a perfect fit. I dunno about you, but I love me some apple crumble/dutch apple pie with caramel drizzled all over it!! YUM!!

Video clip of Sweet Tooth hearing about Caramel Apples.

After having tasted them, I can say they are most definitely "Better than syrup." 

Maple Caramel Apple Crumble Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup butter flavored Crisco or 2 sticks butter, softened

• 3/4 Cup firmly packed maple or brown sugar

• 1/2 Cup granulated sugar

• 2 Eggs

• 1 Teaspoon vanilla

• 1-1/2 Cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

• 3 Cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked

• 1 Cup dehydrated diced apple pieces (I made my own with my food dehydrator)

• 1 - 10 oz package of Hershey's Sea Salt Caramel chips (get them here)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. 

2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. 

3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. 

4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. 

5. Add oats, apple pieces, & caramel chips; mix well. 

6. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. I used a small scoop to make mine as uniform as possible. 

7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown underneath. 

8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets (if you try to remove them as soon as they come out of the oven, they will break apart.); remove to wire rack. 

9. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

I shared some with our dear neighbor & these are apparently "...the bomb!" LOL 

If you make some, please let me know how they turned out. ;-) 

I impulsively decided to enter these in a baking contest here.

We'll see if anything comes of it. :-)