Spicy Iced Applesauce Cookies
Submitted by bettina on November 05, 2004 at 11:18 am

DESCRIPTION
Spicy Iced Applesauce Cookies

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under Cookies Brownies Bars

INSTRUCTIONS
Aha! This is the recipe I'd found on the internet..a slightly garbled version!

I was interested in trying the gelatin based icing idea...and here's a sidenote from the recipe:

"The icing comes out snowy white and stays white even when it hardens; it would make a great icing for decorating gingerbread houses."

So here goes!

1 Cookie: Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 20); Fat 2g(Saturated 0g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 90mg; Carbohydrate 20g(Dietary Fiver 0g); Protein 1g.

Chill: 1 hr. Bake: 7 to 9 minutes per sheet Yield: about 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients, Cookie Dough:

1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup applesauce
1 egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (Gold Medal, this IS Betty Crocker!)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Icing (below)
Colored Sugar, if desired

Beat brown sugar, butter, applesauce and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except Icing and colored sugar. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until chilled.

Heat oven to 375F. Grease cookie sheet. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick on floured cloth-covered surface. Cut with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with Icing. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Let icing dry about 2 hours before stacking cookies.

Ingredients, Icing:

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
dash of salt

Sprinkle gelatin on cold water in 1 1/2 quart saucepan to soften. Stir in granulated sugar. Heat to a rolling boil. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour hot mixture over powdered sugar in small bowl; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients on high speed, scraping bowl frequently, until soft peaks form and icing is glossy.