Js Applesauce Sugar Cookies Recipes

CINNAMON APPLESAUCE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat margarine, brown sugar, applesauce and egg until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to the applesauce mixture, stirring by hand just until you have a soft dough. Divide the dough in half, wrap each half in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour or until well chilled.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick between two sheets of waxed paper. Cut with a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter or glass rim, and place 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, until edges are golden. Bake 5 minutes longer for darker golden, crispier cookies. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Make the applesauce - store bought will work as well, but you will have to adjust the sugar to taste. Core, peel and slice 2 medium sweet apples. Puree in a food processor, adding water .5 tbsp at a time until applesauce consistency is reached.
• Cream applesauce, butter and sugar in a mixer.
• Add egg, vanilla and almond extracts, and lemon juice.
• Mix flour and baking soda. Blend into wet mixture a half cup at a time.
• Drop onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper by tablespoons.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies are lightly browned and still soft.
• Let cool to firmness on parchment paper, then transfer to a plate or cooling rack.

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.