We love our Apples

At some point this last fall I was cleaning out my pantry and trying to use some ingredients I had had in my cupboard for some time. The ingredients I had left over were oats and almonds. I was having Hannah, her brother, and brother's girlfriend over and was told that i should make something yummy and Hannah friendly. What i came up with, after searching the internet for some time looking for inspiration was a apple, almond, and oatmeal cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup vegan butter (you can also use 1/4 c butter with 1/4 c applesauce to make it a little more health conscious)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 egg equivalent (Ener-g is ideal, but flax works well too.  It just tastes more... earthy)
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup diced apple
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the "eggs" until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Fold in the walnuts, oats and apples. Drop dough by spoonfuls about 2 inches onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire racks.