Fresh Apple Cookies

Name: Fresh Apple Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup shortening; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 large Red Delicious apple, peeled & grated; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large Red Delicious apple, peeled & grated
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Cream together sugar, shortening & vanilla.
3

Add in grated apple.
4

Sift together dry ingredients.
5

Add gradually to creamed mixture, combining thoroughly.
6

*If dough appears slightly dry and doesn't come together, let it sit for a few minutes to allow the sugar to pull the juice from the apples.
7

Roll in walnut-sized balls and roll in mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
8

Bake 8-10 minutes on aluminum foil or parchment, until cookies are golden brown and appear crackled.
9

Let cool on cookie sheet 4-5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.