Applesauce Cookies
These yummy spiced applesauce cookies will be a welcome addition to your cookie jar!
Servings: 30
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice blend
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup cinnamon applesauce
Icing
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon half & half (or whole milk)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch apple pie spice blend, garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and apple pie spice blend.
- In a large mixing bowl using a handheld mixer on medium-low speed, cream together the butter and light brown sugar for 1 minute or until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, until completely incorporated.
- Add the vanilla extract and the applesauce and mix for another minute.
- At a low speed, combine your flour mixture with your butter mixture for another 1 to 2 minutes or just until all the flour is incorporated. Do not overmix the batter.
- Using a 1½ tablespoon (1.5-inch) cookie scoop, scoop out your batter onto the prepared baking tray 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or just until lightly golden on the edges. Once your cookies have baked, allow them to cool on the tray for 5 minutes then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting them.
- While your cookies are baking and cooling, you can make the frosting. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together on medium speed with a handheld mixer, the softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar for 2 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and half & half, and combine until smooth. You can add a little more half & half if your mixture is not soft and spreadable, but not too much because you want your frosting to hold its shape.
- Once your cookies have cooled completely, you can frost them with about a tablespoon of the frosting per cookie and sprinkle them with a pinch of the apple pie spice.
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Notes
- If your grocery store does not have an apple spice blend you can create your own by combining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground cloves. Mix well.
- Don’t worry if it looks like your batter is separating because when you add the flour mixture it will come back together.
Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg