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Spiced Apple Drop Cookies
These are great soft cookies with a frosting that can be drizzled or fully frosted (swirled) on top. From EAT Magazine-fall 2006
I was told that these are so good that they do not even need the frosting but it just lends a bit more depth to the final product.
Prep time-20 minutes, Bake-10 minutes per batch, cool-1 minute per batch
Ingredients:
½ cup butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 egg
¼ cup apple juice or apple cider
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped apple, peeled if desired
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)Apple frosting:
In a medium mixing bowl, beat 4 cups of powdered sugar, ¼ cup softened butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 4 to 5 tablespoons of apple juice to make the frosting. When cookies have completely cooled you can drizzle this on or frost entirely.
Note: I used 3 cups of powdered sugar for the frosting and it was great.
Directions
Preheat over to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets or use parchment paper or silpat liner. In a bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves. Beat until combined. Beat in the egg and apple juice until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in the remaining flour, chopped apple and walnuts.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for aprox 1 minute.
Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. Spread with apple frosting (recipe above).
Makes approximately 40 cookies small cookies or 20 large.
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