Ingredients for - Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Plums

1. Packed brown sugar 3 cups
2. White sugar 1 ½ cups
3. Unsalted butter, melted 12 tablespoons
4. Applesauce 1 (15 ounce) can
5. Eggs 3 large
6. Old-fashioned rolled oats 4 ½ cups
7. All-purpose flour 3 ¾ cups
8. Baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons
9. Baking powder ¾ teaspoon
10. Coarse salt ¾ teaspoon
11. Dried plums, cut into small pieces 1 pound
12. Chopped fresh basil, or to taste (Optional) ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Plums

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

2 . Stage

Place sugars and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Add applesauce and eggs; mix well until blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Fold in plums and basil.

3 . Stage

Drop dough onto the baking sheets using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop, spacing cookies 2 inches apart.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden and just set, about 10 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks.