Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 2
   Whisk the melted butter in a bowl with the sugar, until the sugar dissolves into it.

   BowlWhisk
3. 3
   Add the egg and apple and mix well.
4. 4
   Add the gluten-free flour blend, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and mix just until a dough forms.

   💡Mix in the gluten-free flour blend only until a dough forms: long kneading develops gluten, and the cookies come out hard instead of crumbly.
5. 5
   Fold the gluten-free oats into the dough gently.

   ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
6. 6
   Roll into balls the size of a tablespoon and place on the baking sheet, spaced apart.

   Baking pan
7. 7
   Flatten each ball on the baking sheet.
8. 8
   Bake 12–14 minutes, until the cookies turn lightly golden.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Take the cookies out while they still look soft: they firm up as they cool, and long baking dries them out.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
9. 9
   Cool completely on the pan: the cookies firm up as they cool.