Apple Crisp Cookies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 -8 tablespoons water
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds or 1/2 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*f.
• 2 line at least 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 cookies: cream together the butter and brown sugar until well blended; add vanilla.
• 4 combine the oats, flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add alternately to the butter mixture with water stirring with a spoon.
• 6 mix well after each addition.
• 7 (mixture will be crumbly, but will hold together when shaped into a ball.) add additional water, if necessary.
• 8 reserve 1 cup of the mixture for the topping.
• 9 shape remaining dough into 1" balls; place 2" apart on the cookie sheets.
• 10 flatten each cookie to an 1/8" thickness with the bottom of a floured glass; smooth edges.
• 11 bake for 5-7 minutes, or until light brown around the edges and firm to the touch; do not overbake.
• 12 remove from oven; cool on cookie sheets about 5 minutes.
• 13 for the topping, place 1 teaspoons.
• 14 fie filling in the center of each cookie; spread carefully to cover.
• 15 combine the 1 cup reserved crumbs and nuts in a small bowl; toss to blend.
• 16 sprinkle over filling.
• 17 return to oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until topping is light brown.
• 18 do not overbake.
• 19 cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets, then transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• 20 if desired, sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar or cinnamon-sugar.