PEACH BAKED APPLES

6 medium baking apples
1/4 cup peach preserves
1/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup crumbled chewy oatmeal cookies
TO SERVE:
whipped topping or frozen vanilla yogurt (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut apples in half and core. Plane in 13x9x2-inch baking pan, cut side up.

Combine preserves, apple juice or cider, and cinnamon. Drizzle over cut sides of apples. Cover pan tightly with foil.

Bake in 350 F oven about 35 minutes or until apples are just tender.

Sprinkle crumbled cookies over cut surface of apples and drizzle with preserve mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 5 minutes longer, uncovered.

TO SERVE:
Serve warm or cold. Can be topped with whipped topping or frozen vanilla yogurt, if desired.

Servings: 6
Source: US Apple Association