Hello new favorite fall treat: soft, cinnamon-spiced apple cookies that make your kitchen smell amazing. They're vegan, cozy, gluten-free if you like, and impossible to stop eating.

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Why You'll Love These Apple Cookies
🍽 Recipe
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Apple season is here, and my kitchen is overflowing with apples. A whole basket, sitting there, begging to be turned into something delicious.

I love them fresh and crisp, but there's only so many I can eat raw before I start dreaming of dessert.

(Romanian) Apple pie? Love it.
Apple crumble? Yes, please.
French apple tart? Don't even get me started.

But then this idea popped into my head: apple cookies.

Apple cookies?!
I'd never made them before, never even tasted them. But the thought stuck. So I grated three big apples (yes, three!) and went for it.

And oh my. These soft apple cookies turned out amazing.

Why You'll Love These Apple Cookies

First: They're packed with apple flavor: juicy grated apples, a spoonful of applesauce for extra sweetness and moisture (acts as egg substitute), and that dreamy hint of cinnamon that makes the whole kitchen smell like autumn.

hey're super easy to whip up, completely vegan, and can be made gluten-free if you like.

Then the texture: soft and chewy, somewhere between a pancake and a cookie.
So if you can't decide which one to have… have both. These vegan apple cookies are here waiting for you.

🍽 Recipe

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Amazing Soft Apple Cookies (vegan)

Soft, chewy, and full of apple flavor - these vegan apple cookies are the cozy fall treat you'll want to bake again and again.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Resting Time30

Total Time25

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Keyword: apples, gluten-free, oats, vegan

Servings:

Equipment

Kitchen grater
2 baking sheets
Parchment paper

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary

▢ 3 big apples, peeled and grated (about 450-500 g / 2 to 2¼ cups grated apples)
▢ 3 tablespoons apple sauce
▢ 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
▢ 50 g all purpose gluten free flour (substitute with regular all-purpose flour if not gluten-intolerant)
▢ 50 g buckwheat flour or brown rice flour (substitute with regular all-purpose flour if not gluten-intolerant)
▢ 3 tablespoons sugar*
▢ 100 g quick oats / instant oats (make sure they are gluten-free if you're gluten-intolerant)
▢ 2 teaspoons cinnamon**

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 150 °C (fan) / 300 °F (convection).
If using a regular oven without fan, preheat to 160 °C / 320 °F.
In a bowl, combine grated apples, applesauce, and oil.
In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: sugar, flours, oats, and cinnamon.
Pour the wet mix into the dry and stir until well combined.
Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes; this helps the oats soak up the apple flavor.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto the trays and gently flatten each one into a cookie shape.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
Let cool completely before removing from the tray; they firm up as they cool.
Store your apple cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days - they stay soft and chewy!