If there’s a better combo than apples and cinnamon I’d like to hear it! The fruit flavor of apple takes on the spicy taste of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. In these apple drop cookies you get a soft, fruity, tender cookie flavored with warming fall spices. You can make these any time of year for a treat that is pure, old fashioned goodness.

To start this recipe off you’ll need to make the dough and this one’s a doozy. It’s a rich blend of butter, brown sugar, and vanilla that forms the ideal foundation for the headier flavors of apples and aromatic spices.

It’s easiest to buy a jar of pre-mixed spices for this recipe. Using an apple pie spice blend is preferred, but if you can only find a pumpkin spice blend it will work great for this recipe, too. As long your blend contains key spices like ginger, nutmeg, and/or allspice then you’re good to go.

You need to chop the apples into small pieces so that the cookies bake evenly and don’t fall apart when they’re done. Fold the apple pieces into the dough along with some walnuts or pecans.

Once these bake up they will spread out and that’s normal. It’s important to let them cool for a bit on the pan before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

For an extra hit of sweetness and spice you can glaze these cookies and then sprinkle with a bit of nutmeg. This is an optional step and the natural sweetness of apples makes these cookies plenty sweet on their own, too.

If you’re someone who can’t get enough of apple cinnamon then these cookies are a must-have for your baking rotation.