These Gluten-free, dairy-free, cookies are filled with cinnamon, dried apple chips, and vanilla – they not only smell delicious but taste heavenly – and – without the icing, they can even be breakfast!
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There are those people that will look up at a clear blue sky and manage to find that spec of grey, that one lonesome, tiny cloud. Then there are those people that will look up at a cloudy grey sky and manage to find that one ray of sunshine – that one spec of blue! My dad fell into that latter group. He was a joy-seeker and very often a joy-finder – in just about everything. I think it was this spirit in him that led him to bake us a cake, even when he had a reputation of being a “water-burner”.
Way back in the day when I was a kid, my mom, sister and I went off on a short vacay to visit my uncle. Back then my mom did all the cooking and baking, and she made sure my dad had enough meals in the fridge before we left so he wouldn’t exist on coffee and cookies. However, when we got back from our vacay, the front door wasn’t fully opened when the smell of vanilla with accents of apple and cinnamon assailed our nostrils! Apparently, my water-burning-not-a-culinary-pro dad had baked us a cake! A fresh vanilla, cinnamon and apple cake!
At first we were skeptical – maybe he bought it or had help from a cousin or friend; but there was no denying the scent of apples, cinnamon and vanilla that clung to the kitchen. And the cake was still warm! Other than a “golden brown” rim on the bottom outer layer of that cake, it was perfect AND delicious!
My dad is not with us this Christmas, but he passed his love for all things sweet on to me and his granddaughter. Recently, I was picking up groceries at my local Fred Meyer when I walked by the candle aisle and couldn’t help but stop to get a whiff of some of the new Glade® Limited Edition Winter Collection fragrances:
• BE AT PEACE™ (Balsam Fir & Juniper)
• CHERISH THE PRESENT™ (Apple Cinnamon)
• SEND A LITTLE LOVE™ (Vanilla Biscotti)
• SHARE THE SPIRIT™ (Pomegranate Sparkler™)
When I smelled the CHERISH THE PRESENT™ and SEND A LITTLE LOVE™ Jar Candles, I was immediately transported back to that evening in the kitchen with my dad’s apple cinnamon and vanilla cake. It’s a funny thing about these candles, they remind me that “You don’t just smell Glade®, you feel Glade®.” So, in honor of the cake my dad baked and his love of cookies, I decided to come up with these gluten free, Cinnamon Vanilla Apple Cookies!
I used a combination of my adapted gluten free blend, but you could use any gluten free flour and oats and apple chips in these easy steps:
• First, I preheated the oven to 350
• Then, I added 1 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup gluten free flour blend, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to a bowl and mixed them up.
• Next I added in 1/8 cup of melted(not hot) coconut oil, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract to the dry mix and stirred it well
Then I added in 1/2 cup of roughly crushed apple chips (you could also use dried apples or freeze dried apples)
• I formed this mix into 8 balls and baked them for 12 minutes on a parchment lined baking tray.
• When cooled, I glazed some of them with a glaze of 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and a few splashes of milk to make it an “icing” consistency.
I hope to make these cookies for our Christmas cookie platter this Holiday season. And when my mom, sister,daughter and I get together for Christmas, we will enjoy these cookies and some of the new Glade® Limited Edition Winter Collection fragrances – CHERISH THE PRESENT™ and SEND A LITTLE LOVE™ candles in memory of my joy-filled dad!

Cinnamon Vanilla Apple Cookies
These Gluten free, dairy free, cookies are filled with cinnamon, dried apple chips and vanilla - they not only smell delicious but taste heavenly - and - without the icing, they can even be breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup gluten free flour, I used this blend
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 cup of melted coconut oil, not hot
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup of roughly crushed apple chips, you could also use dried apples or freeze dried apples
- GLAZE:
- 1/2 cup confectionersâ?? sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- a few splashes of milk to make it an â??icingâ? consistency.
Instructions
- First, I preheated the oven to 350
- Then, I added 1 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup gluten-free flour blend, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to a bowl and mixed them up.
- Next, I added in 1/8 cup of melted(not hot) coconut oil, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract to the dry mix and stirred it well
- Then I added in 1/2 cup of roughly crushed apple chips (you could also use dried apples or freeze-dried apples)
- I formed this mix into 8 balls and baked them for 12 minutes on a parchment-lined baking tray.
- When cooled, I glazed some of them with a glaze of 1/2 cup confectionersâ?? sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and a few splashes of milk to make it an icing consistency.
Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 278Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 47mgSodium 156mgCarbohydrates 53gFiber 3gSugar 31gProtein 5g
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an approximation only. Savory Spin makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Please do consult a professional nutritionist for more accurate information. Please do keep in mind that prep times, cooking times, etc, are provided as guidelines as there are so many variables at play.
FoodieGirlChicago
Thursday 19th of November 2015
Great flavor combo - I love the cinnamon glaze!!
dawnyucuiscooking
Tuesday 17th of November 2015
I love these cookies. The apples and the oats sounds yummy!
jessicanwood
Monday 16th of November 2015
Your dad reminds me of my mom - always able to find the bright side of things. What a special gift :) These cookies look absolutely amazing!!
Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners
Sunday 15th of November 2015
Such a lovely story you've shared about your dad, Shashi. My dad is not here for Christmas either but his spirit always is and we make sure the kids in the family know him through us. I'm a big fan of apple cinnamon and these cookies are a great tradition to share. Thank you!
Manal's Bites
Sunday 15th of November 2015
What a lovely cookie recipe!!! Screaming fall all over!! Thanks for sharing with us Shashi :)