Categories: Dessert
Ingredients
- Apple Cookies:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh-grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups firm-packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup seedless raisins
- 11/4 cups peeled and fine-chopped fresh apples (we like Granny Smith)
- Vanilla Glaze (optional):
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons light cream
Directions
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To make cookies: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Transfer to a piece of wax paper.
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In same bowl, cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg and beat well with a wooden spoon. Stir in milk. Add dry ingredients, mixing well, then stir in walnuts, raisins and chopped apples. Mixture will be thick, but mix well.
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Drop dough by tablespoons about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake in center of oven 12 to 14 minutes, or until lightly brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
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To make glaze: If using glaze, combine all ingredients to a spreading consistency. Spread glaze over tops of cookies while they are still warm. Makes about 48 cookies.
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Per cookie (without Vanilla Glaze): 86 calories, 1 gram protein, 3 grams fat, 14 grams carbohydrates, 7 milligrams cholesterol, 73 milligrams sodium, .43 gram total fiber, 35 percent calories from fat.
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Per serving (with Vanilla Glaze): 106 calories, 1 gram protein, 4 grams fat, 17 grams carbohydrates, 8 milligrams cholesterol, 82 milligrams sodium, .43 gram total fiber, 32 percent calories from fat.