These warming cookies are sure to become a High Holiday (or, let’s be real, all-around fall) favorite.

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(Photo: Leah Koenig)

Cinnamon-Glazed Apple Cookies

Makes about 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • For the cookies:
  • ½ cup unsalted butter or hon-hydrogenated margarine
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ packed teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1½ cups quick oats
  • 1 cup chopped dried apple rings
  • For the glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk (dairy or dairy-free)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a stand mixer or using a large bowl and handheld electric mixer, beat together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg, lemon zest and vanilla and beat well to combine.
  3. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and quick oats in a medium bowl. Add to the butter-and-sugar mixture and beat on low to combine. Add the chopped apple rings and beat to just combine.
  4. Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches in between each cookie. Use your hand or the back of a spoon to slightly flatten the cookies.
  5. Bake until lightly golden, but still a little soft in the center, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool.
  6. Make the glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and milk until thick and smooth. Drizzle the glaze on top of the completely cool cookies.

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