Applesauce Spice Cookies Recipes

APPLESAUCE COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the egg, and then the applesauce until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; stir into the applesauce mixture. Mix in walnuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges start to brown. Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES WITH BROWNED BUTTER-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat Cookie ingredients with whisk until combined. Using 2-tablespoon scoop, drop mixture 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until edges start to brown, tops are dry and cookies spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before frosting.
• In 1-quart saucepan or 6-inch skillet, brown the butter by melting over medium heat until it begins to foam, then stirring constantly until solid bits in butter turn dark brown and smell fragrant like toffee. Remove from heat; pour into heatproof dish to cool.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and cooled butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar and salt; beat to combine. Generously frost cooled cookies with frosting.

APPLESAUCE SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Frost cooled cupcakes.

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl; mix together margarine, eggs and egg whites, applesauce and vanilla.
• Mix together flours, soda, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.
• Beat into applesauce mixture.
• Stir in oats and raisins.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto non-stick sprayed baking sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, then add the brown sugar and cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs and applesauce and mix well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients and raisins.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 9-13 minutes until light golden brown.
• These cookies do not brown a lot.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue creaming. Then add the eggs and applesauce mixing well. Gradually add the dry ingredients and raisins to make dough.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet (save those butter papers!) and bake until light golden brown, about 9 to13 minutes. The cookies do not brown very much. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Peel and core apples and cut into quarters. Place them in an enamel sauce pan with the water and lemon juice then bring to a boil then turn the heat down slightly and simmer 30 minutes to break them down and get them to thicken. Take off the heat and stir in the sugar and cinnamon, if using.