Applesauce Cookies
A soft and tender cookie with a cake-like texture and apple and spice flavors, perfect holiday cookie.
Servings: 9 cookies
Calories: 158kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup Crisco
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons cold coffee
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- Mix the shortening, sugar, and egg until well combined and smooth.
- Stir in the applesauce and coffee, mix to blend.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves,and cinnamon. mix well.
- Fold in the raisins.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
- Use a small cookie scoop to drop dough onto the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for a couple minutes before transferring to a cooling rack
Notes
This recipe uses 1/4 cup of shortening. However, you can use a 50/50 of unsalted butter and shortening.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g
