Brown Sugar Applesauce Cookies

By MJH

These brown sugar applesauce cookies are simple but have a beautiful nutty flavor with comforting notes of brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Step 1

Beat together the brown sugar, shortening, applesauce and egg. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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 then spread with frosting.

FROSTING:
Heat the butter over medium heat until delicate brown, usually 2 to 3 minutes over 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.