Description
Apple Crisp Drop Cookies are crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. Swap in apple sauce for eggs and grated fresh apple make a super apple cookie!
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Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter – at room temperature
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white, granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. cloves (optional)
- 1/4 tsp. ginger
- 1 small apple, peeled, cored and grated (using the larger holes on the grater)
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a hand mixer on low speed, cream the butter and both sugars together in a large bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add the applesauce and vanilla. Beat until fully incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine both flours, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and spices. Stir until the mixture is thoroughly combined.
- Add half of the flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture and fold it in gently using a spatula. Add the other half of the flour mixture and fold gently again until the mixture is well combined.
- Gently fold in the grated apples and the oats until the mixture is just combined.
- Drop by rounded heaping-teaspoonfuls on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown and hard around the edges.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute and then transfer them to a cooling rack using a spatula.
Notes
Recipe inspired by Gimme Some Oven Apple Snickerdoodles
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
Keywords: apple cookies, snickerdoodles, egg-free