Apple Oatmeal Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting

Name: Apple Oatmeal Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2 dozen small
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (softened); 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup all purpose flour (+ 1 tablespoon); 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats; 1/2 cup peeled, diced apple (I used a fuji); 1/4 cup butter; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 tablespoon milk (approximately); cinnamon (for garnish if desired)

May 16, 2012 · 76 Comments

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Well hello Wednesday. How did you get here? I missed my usual Saturday things post because I was sort of obsessing over my new niece. But, never fear. Here lies my newest installment of ~~Saturday~~ Wednesday Things. You’re welcome, America.

1. Time really flies when you’re having fun. I got back from our mini family reunion/baby ogling trip yesterday and have been trying to climb to the top of my dirty laundry pile ever since.

2. So far I have been rather unsuccessful.

3. Send help.

4. While on said trip, we had some family photos taken by Callie Mae Photography. We saw a ‘preview’ of the work she did and of course loved the photo. If you live in Utah or Idaho {or other places and are willing to travel, like us} then give this girl a call! She is wonderful….

5. Wonderful and CRUEL! I don’t like getting just a ‘preview’. Now I have to wait a week to get the rest of the photos?! WHAT? –>torture

6. If you haven’t yet ‘liked’ my latest photo at the Around the World in 80 Plates Facebook page, please please please take 4 seconds to click the button. My life is depending on this!!!!

7. Ok, not really.

8. While visiting my sissy and her new baby, my parents brought me a Costco sized package of Canadian chocolate bars. A nice little token of the motherland….because our little family of three needs 18 chocolate bars.—>???

9. We basically just ate chocolate on the 13 hour drive home.

10. Now might be a good time to mention that I signed up to run the Portland Marathon. I’m gonna be running my booty off this summer. So far I think it’s a good idea, but ask me in a month.

11. I made cookies for you today. Because I love your faces. I thought it was about time I made cookies for you. Totally old school cookies. Like the kind your Grandma’s would make. Except I frosted them with a life changing substance I like to call heaven. Or for you normal folk Brown Butter Frosting.

12. When making these cookies, I ate more frosting than cookie dough. That’s saying a LOT.

13. Just like any other cookie, these are pretty simple to make. And even if you screw them up, the frosting will fix everything.

14. Also, I now believe that Brown Butter Frosting is the key to world peace.

15. So, in conclusion, I love my niece, I hate laundry, I’m a big chocolate-loving-fatso-except-not-really-because-I’m running-a-marathon, cookies are delicious and brown butter will change your life.

Here’s how you make them:

First things first–>find some cheap child labor. Let them know that being paid in cookie dough is not such a bad thing.

Into your mixer, measure out some butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.

Whip until light and fluffy.

Add in an egg and vanilla {not pictured, but it went in!}

Whip this all up to be a light and fluffy mess. Let it be known that I could eat this with a spoon. My daughter attempted approximately 14 times to swipe a lick. Actually, she asked about 5 times, got tired of hearing me say “no” and just started reaching in. The scoundrel.

Measure out all your dry ingredients and stir them together into a separate bowl and dump the whole thing into the mixer.

Add in the oats too and stir.

Once the batter is done, peel and dice up some apple. I used half a fuji apple because those are the apples we buy but use whichever kind you have.

Stir the apples in by hand and you’re ready to go!

Scoop the batter onto a baking sheet and cook 8-10 minutes.

Now would be time for payment. Please excuse my crazy eyed daughter. She’s a wild child that cannot be reformed.

While the cookies are baking, we’re gonna make the frosting. Melt some butter in a small saucepan. Easy enough, right?

Cook the butter over medium heat until it starts to brown. Keep swirling until it turns a medium to medium dark brown/amber color. Once it has browned, pour it out into a mixing bowl immediately. You turn your back for one second and it will burn! Even keeping it in a hot pan off the heat will turn it into black butter. Brown butter = good. Black butter = nast. Amen.

Once you pour the butter into a mixing bowl, stir in some powdered sugar and milk to get a frosting consistency.

Once you pull the cookies out of the oven and your frosting is ready, you can go to town!

Hello my pretties! I dusted the tops with a little more cinnamon and then served.

We LOVED these. But, anything could taste good with that frosting slathered all over it. 🙂 Hope you guys get around to making these! Perfect for an evening treat, an after school snack or to pack in a lunch.

Have a great Wednesday and don’t forget to come like this photo. Thanks, friends!

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