Best Family Favorite Chewy Apricot Pecan Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl.
• Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, almond extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt just until blended.
• Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies 14 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.
• Cool cookies on wire racks.
• Repeat with remaining dough.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.

FAMILY FAVORITE CHEWY APRICOT PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, slat, cinnamon, and oatmeal.
• Beat the butter, shortening, water and sugars together until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat well, scraping down the sides of bowl when needed. Beat in the honey and vanilla until fully blended.
• Add the flour mixture in two additions, beating each until well combined.
• Stir in the chopped apricots and pecans.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake until the centers of the cookies are soft and no longer look wet; about 9-11 minutes.
• Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with electric mixer. Add sugars, vanilla, milk and eggs. Mix until blended. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix together. Stir in the oatmeal and pecans.
• Spoon out by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes in a 350°F oven and cool on a wire rack.

APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, margarine, vanilla and water. Mix.
• well, then add the rest of the ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, placing them about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly, then remove from the cookie sheet.

APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat all ingredients except oats, flour, apricots and pecans with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, or mix with spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are brown and centers are soft. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.