Soft Applesauce Raisin Cookies
- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground allspice1/4 teaspoon Salt1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick); softened1/2 cup granulated Sugar1/4 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)1 large egg1 cup unsweetened applesauce1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 medium granny Smith apple finely chopped1 cup raisins1 cup walnuts coarsely chopped (optional)1 cup confectioners sugar2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Preheat over to 375 degrees.
Grease 2 cookies sheets.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
allspice and salt.
In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar,
and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in egg,
applesauce, and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. Stir
in apple, raisins and walnuts.
Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 1 inch apart, on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake cookies on 2 oven racks 20 to 22 minutes or until lightly browned around edges and set, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking.
While cookies bake, in small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
Transfer cookies to wire racks. With pastry brush, brush lemon glaze over warm cookies. Cool.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HMELYEA.
Grease 2 cookies sheets.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
allspice and salt.
In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar,
and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in egg,
applesauce, and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. Stir
in apple, raisins and walnuts.
Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 1 inch apart, on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake cookies on 2 oven racks 20 to 22 minutes or until lightly browned around edges and set, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking.
While cookies bake, in small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
Transfer cookies to wire racks. With pastry brush, brush lemon glaze over warm cookies. Cool.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HMELYEA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 144.5
- Total Fat: 3.9 g
- Cholesterol: 18.7 mg
- Sodium: 1,219.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 26.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
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