Chewy Oatmeal Apricot Cookies (with chocolate chip)
These oatmeal apricot cookies are chewy and delicious! Not only are they made with 3 cups of oatmeal and 1 cup of apricots... they also tote coconut, toasted almonds, and white chocolate chip, or dried cranberries. Similar to a monster cookie, but with healthier add-ins, they have a lot of texture and flavor to offer! These can be eaten for breakfast, as a snack, dessert, or a quick treat on the go!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups uncooked oatmel old-fashioned
- 1 cup dried apricots chopped
- 3/4 cup coconut flakes sweetened
- 3/4 cup toasted almonds silvered
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries OR white chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread out the silvered almonds onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until golden. Leave the oven set to 350 degrees to bake the cookies.
- While the almonds are cooling on the cookie sheet, combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with a mixer until creamy.
- Next, beat in the almond extract and the eggs one at a time until combined. Do not overmix.
- In a seperate small bowl.. mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture into the sugar and egg mixture.
- By hand, stir in the rest of the ingredients: oats, apricots, coconut, almonds, and the cranberries or white chocolate chips.
- Drop dough onto a prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until the tops are a light golden brown. Let the cookies rest for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Notes
Store cookies at room temperature, in an air-tight container, for up to 5 days.
Store cookies in the fridge for up to 2 weeks OR freeze them for up to 3 months in an air-tight container or freezer bag.
*** Add-ins can be swapped in or out. Make sure to select at least 3 of them for this recipe. For example, swap out the almonds and replace with more chocolate chips OR leave out the chocolate chips and coconut if you would only enjoy the nuts and dried fruit.