Mommom's Applesauce Cookies

Serves: 6

Mckayla Luettgen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

46

Sweetness

49

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Shortening

2

Eggs

2 cups

Applesauce

1 cup

Cold Coffee

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Beat brown sugar, shortening, and eggs together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth

2

Add applesauce and coffee; beat until smooth

3

Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a bowl; add to the wet ingredients and stir until the mixture comes together into a cookie dough

4

Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours to overnight

5

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

6

Lightly grease baking sheets

7

Scoop dough by rounded teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets

8

Bake in preheated oven until the cookie tops bounce back when lightly pressed with a fingertip, 9 to 12 minutes

9

Cool cookies on sheets for 10 minute before moving to wire cooling racks to cool completely