Apple-Spice Cookies

By Hklbrries

I was stuck at a friend's house making treats for a bake sale, when I decided to modify a simple sugar cookie recipe into these darlings. They are soft and spicy and very very easy to make.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp ginger powder
• 2 tsp allspice
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup applesauce

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together the flour, baking soda, and spices in a bowl.

Cream the sugar, margarine and applesauce together in a large bowl, then gradually stir in the dry ingredients until mixed thoroughly. If it is too soft to work with, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Take out the dough and drop 1 tablespoon per cookie onto 3 or 4 greased cookie sheets. To flatten, dip the bottom of a wine glass in a saucer of water, then press down onto each cookie until it is thin and flat. (Make them thicker for softer cookies and thinner for crisper ones - both are good). Remember to re-wet the glass each time.

Note: I'm pretty sure you could roll these out and cut them with cookie cutters instead, but I've never tried it myself.

Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are browned.