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Old-Fashioned Amish Apple Cookies
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American, Amish
Ingredients
2 ¼
cups
flour
1
teaspoon
cinnamon
1
tsp
nutmeg
¼
teaspoon
cloves
½
tsp.
baking soda
½
tsp.
salt
½
cup
unsalted butter
softened
⅔
cup
light brown sugar,
packed
1
large egg
⅓
cup
applesauce
1
apple
peeled, cored and finely chopped
Frosting
¼
cup
unsalted butter, softened
3
cups
confectioner’s sugar
¼
tsp.
cinnamon
¼
tsp.
vanilla extract
2 .
Tbsp.
apple juice
Instructions
Cookies
Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Set aside. Vigorously mix the butter and brown sugar with a wooden spoon.
Add the egg and combine until completely mixed.
Add the apple sauce.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
Stir in the apple.
Scoop or spoon the cookies onto the parchment-lined sheets, about 2-inches apart. Press flat with the back of a spatchla or spoon.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned.
Frosting
beat the butter, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla until well mixed. Add the apple juice and mx. Remove cookies from the oven and cool completely on a rack.
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