Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 2  apples cored peeled cut into small cubes
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar 
• 2 cups cinnamon applesauce 
• 3  eggs 
• 1 cup flax seed meal 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup peanut butter 
• 3 cups rolled oats 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat eggs, applesauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3. Combine oats, all-purpose flour, flax seed meal, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in another bowl. Stir egg mixture into oat mixture and add apples; mix until evenly blended.
4. Roll dough into golf ball-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.
5. Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden, about 12 minutes.