MERRY CHRISTMAS!
These cookies are light, moist and not terribly sweet. The icing is very sweet and excessively decadent on it's own if you ask me. Together, they make one very enjoyable cookie. In fact, everyone in my house loved them.
Applesauce Cookies
Serves 30 cookies
Total time about 1 hour
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
Instructions:
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl (you will need two large bowls all together) mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves.
In a separate large bowl (you will need to fit dry and wet ingredients together in this one) cream together shortening and eggs.
Add eggs and applesauce. Mix well.
Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until well blended.
Drop small spoonfuls of batter onto prepared cookie sheet (spray, grease, or parchment paper. I love parchment paper, personally).
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Caramel Icing
Ingredients:
6 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar. Stir occasionally until mixture begins to boil. Immediately remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Let cool, then add powdered sugar.
Spread icing over cookies.
6 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar. Stir occasionally until mixture begins to boil. Immediately remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Let cool, then add powdered sugar.
Spread icing over cookies.
Original recipe found at redtri.com with nutrition facts. Modifications made to instructions, based on my experience.
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