Jumbo Apple-Oatmeal Cookies

3 c. rolled oats
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 t. salt
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 c. packed brown sugar
2 egg whites
1/2 t. maple extract
1/2 t. vanilla extract
1 c. cored, peeled, and diced McIntosh apple
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1 t. maple extract
1 T. water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Combine oats with flour, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, egg whites, maple extract and vanilla extract until smooth. Stir in oat mixture and apple.

Drop 1/4 c. scoops of dough onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten to 3" disks. Bake 15-18 minutes, until set. Cool 3 minutes on sheets. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.

Combine confectioners' sugar, maple extract, and water, and stir until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Makes 12 cookies.

Adapted from Family Circle magazine, Sept. 2016, p. 77.