Some days being a mom can be hard.
This past week has been absolutely crazy at my house. Sick kids, big deadlines, laundry piled up to the ceiling, dirty diapers overflowing the garbage cans, the dishes stacked to heaven in the sink.
We have a lot of exciting stuff going on with Six Sisters’ Stuff and even more exciting things with our cookbook (which is now an Amazon #1 Bestseller).
I had so many things that I needed to do for the blog and other projects that my kids ended up watching more television than usual.
I saw this cute quote on Pinterest:
“When in doubt, choose the kids. There will be plenty of time later to choose the work.”
(-Anna Quindlen)
The next day was all about the kids. We played together, read books together, and made these cookies together. I didn’t turn on the blasted computer once all day long (which is seriously a record for me, since the blog has been crazy busy lately).
They are my everything and I have to show them that.
So, if you need a way to spend time with your kids, baking together in the kitchen is a good place to start. And you can never go wrong with applesauce cookies.
These cookies are delicious and a little more healthy than a lot of other cookie recipes. They are full of applesauce, and seriously taste amazing.
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do these cookies freeze well?
If making this recipe ahead of time, you can always freeze these cookies. These cookies freeze extremely well.
If you are making them in advance, we highly recommend placing them an air tight container, and layering wax paper between each cookie layer.
This will avoid the cookies sticking together.
Remove them from the freezer, 24 hours before serving.
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Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup oatmeal
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix together applesauce, brown sugar, butter, and egg.
- Add remaining ingredients (except chocolate chips) and stir until combined.
- Dough should be firm (add more flour if needed). Fold in chocolate chips and scoop heaping tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes (until golden).
Notes
Nutrition
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I can totally relate! Thanks for being so honest. I hope that things have settled down some too. 🙂
As moms we ALL have those days, great advice about spending time with the kids. You are right, we never get that time back!
These look and sound delicious! I completely have those days and have to keep reminding myself that I’m just one person. The things that frustrate me the most these days are the things that I know I’ll miss the most. I love this blog and it is an inspiration to an aspiring blogger. So, thank you 🙂
Oh, Camille. I feel like that every. single. day. I hope that I can spend as much time as I can with my daughter and doing it all is SO hard! These cookies are fabulous!
I love applesauce in sweets! It helps me to think it’s a lot healthier! Which in a lot of cases it is!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.blogspot.com
Oh Camille. I love you! I feel this same way all the time. Saturday was a “Family Day” for me too. It felt great!
You are amazing.
Wow…your words have described many of my thoughts, days, etc. Thank you for sharing! Being a mother is definitely the hardest job and it is not always easy…my girls and I will be baking these cookies tomorrow.
Yummy! Never thought to use apple sauce in cookies, great idea.
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
These sound amazing! Oatmeal cookies are one of my favorites!
Made these this morning and all three of my children love them, which is practicaly unheard of, even for cookies! Thanks for the recipe!
I can not wait to make these soon!! I am pinning them! Julia @ http://www.juliakendrick.com
That is so sweet. It is so easy to get consumed by the blog and other work that needs to be done. It is so nice to take a step back and be with loved ones! These cookies look they were so fun and tasty to make with the Kiddo’s! Thanks for sharing at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
Made these with my daughter and her friend who came to play. They kept wanting to play on my phone so we decided to do this.
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made these tonight, so amazing. I almost feel like they are healthy
My son and I just made these and they are fantastic! I split the batch and mixed raisins in one half and chocolate chips with dried cranberries in the other. Delish!!
I made this recipe today for tomorrow’s company. They came out delicious but I modified it a bit. I used 3/4 cup brown sugar Splenda and unsweetened chunky applesauce. I also added walnuts, for a bit of protein. 40 delicious, light cookid (minus a few to taste).
This recipe is now what my girls request for their classroom birthday parties. Love them. We do not use regular white flower ever, so instead I make this with the “white” whole wheat flower, which is basically just a finer grind of whole wheat (makes great buttermilk biscuits too!) and dark chocolate chips. They are absolutely delicious! Thanks for this recipe.
Substitute pumpkin puree for the apple sauce
use 2t. pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon cloves and nutmeg.
Also add 3T. Of milk.
Amazing!!!
Wonder how these would do as sheet pan cookies?
We have never made these as sheet pan cookies. Be sure to grease the pan. Let us know how they turn out if you give it a try.
Can the dough be prepared a day before and put in the fridge for the next day ?
Hi Gina. You can refrigerate this dough for the next day. Be sure it’s covered well. Remove from fridge and let it set out for about 10 minutes before baking.
I just found this site and I’m so excited. I already feel as though you and I could sit around the kitchen table, with our coffee, and chat about family and finding the time to enjoy them. I plan on making these cookies first yhing in the morning with my kiddos. Thanks
Hi Mary. We are so happy that you found us! We started our blog in 2011. We work together as a family creating recipes and sharing lots of old family favorite recipes. We hope you have a great time making cookies in the morning with your kids. Have a terrific weekend.
Cyd (mom of the Six Sisters)
i have made these cookies since 1965 and its been a family favorite i past on to my daughters. these cookies also freeze very well
When it says 1 cup oatmeal, is that the quick cooking type? Just checking, thank you.
We usually use quick oats when baking. But when we don’t have any on hand, we use regular Quaker Oats.
Hi! What can I use instead of butter? Should I add more applesauce?
Could you please provide nutritional information such as the amount of cars, fiber, etc
These came out wonderfully light, moist and fluffy. Like little cakes! I doubled the baking soda and spices, and substituted plumped raisins and walnuts for the chocolate chips. I baked for only 12 minutes.
We are so glad you liked them! Raisins are good in applesauce cookies too! Thanks for sharing.
Loved thislo recipe,