Spicy Iced Applesauce Cookies

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Spicy Iced Applesauce Cookies.

AmericanVegetarianIntermediate67 min

Ingredients

Servings
36
  • 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
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 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 salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Beat brown sugar, butter, applesauce and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

  2. 2

    Stir in remaining ingredients except Icing and colored sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour until chilled.

  3. 3

    Heat oven to 375º. Grease cookie sheet.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

  6. 6

    Cool completely. Frost with Icing. Sprinkle with colored sugar.

  7. 7

    Let icing dry about 2 hours before stacking cookies.

Tags

americanbetty-crocker-cookies

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