Applesauce Cookies are quite delicious. They remind me of a pumpkin cookie – maybe because it has all of the delicious spices of cinnamon, ground cloves…nutmeg…but instead of using pumpkin – applesauce is used as its replacement. These are perfect Fall cookies that’s for sure! And right about now with these high temps and icky humidity I am ready for Fall, aren’t you? 🍁

Applesauce Cookies

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 cup applesauce

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and butter by hand or use an electric mixer until smooth.

Add in the egg and applesauce and blend well.

In a separate medium bowl, add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Whisk the dry ingredients until all is well incorporated.

Add the dry ingredients into the applesauce mixture.

Fold in the walnuts and raisins (optional)

Drop a spoonful of cookie dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown – about 14 to 16 minutes.

Remove from the oven and leave the cookies on the baking sheet for a few minutes in order for the cookies to set.

Remove from the baking sheet to completely cool onto a wire baking rack.