Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour )
• 1 1/4 cups rolled old fashioned oats
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter,
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled Granny Smith apple )
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two baking sheets, each 18 by 13-inch, by covering them with either parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
2. Combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a bowl, giving them a good 20 seconds of whisking so everything is evenly distributed. Put the bowl aside for the moment.
3. In a stand mixer bowl with the paddle attached, beat the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture comes together smoothly. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix them in.
4. In a small bowl, coat the apple pieces with the lemon juice. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until blended, then fold in the apples.
5. Portion the dough with a medium cookie scoop, or use 2 Tbsp of dough for each cookie, and place the mounds on the prepared pans with 2-inches of space between them. Press each mound down a little.
6. Bake the cookies one sheet at a time in the heated oven until they look set, about 14 – 15 minutes.
7. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for several minutes, then move them to a wire rack so they can finish cooling. Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container.