Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe adapted from Mrs. Fields Secrets

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter at room temperature or melted
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk (cream or half-and-half works, too)
2 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups oats
1  1/3 cup diced dried apple slices (not crunchy apple chips)
1 1/3 cup Kraft caramel bits

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Stand mixer: mix sugar and brown sugar together
3. add melted butter, milk, and vanilla to sugar mixture. cream until smooth.
4. add to the sugar butter mixture: flour, salt, and baking soda. mix until combined.
5. add the oats. mix until combined.
6. add the apples and caramel bits. mix until combined.
7. using a ice cream scooper, scoop dough onto sheet with space in between to allow for cookies spreading. I slightly pressed mine done. Bake until edges are golden brown. The centers may appear not done.  small cookies bake about 5 minutes, large cookies about 11 minutes