Brown Sugar Applesauce Cookies
Ingredients
| 1 cup packed brown sugar | ||
| 1/2 cup shortening | ||
| 1/2 cup applesauce | ||
| 1 egg | ||
| 1 and 3/4 cups flour | ||
| 1/2 tsp baking soda | ||
| 1 tsp kosher salt | ||
| 1/2 tsp cinnamon | ||
| 1/4 tsp ground cloves | ||
| for the frosting | ||
| 1 stick unsalted butter, softened | ||
| 2 cups powdered sugar | ||
| 1 tsp pure vanilla extract | ||
| 1-2 tbs milk |
- Beat together the brown sugar, shortening, applesauce and egg.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Drop the dough by the rounded spoonful about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until browned.
- Immediately remove from the cookie sheets. Cool and spread with fros
for the frosting:
- Heat the butter over medium heat until delicate brown. About 2 to 3 minutes using medium heat.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Beat in the milk until smooth.
- Spread over the cooled cookies.
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