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Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Pie Cookies may just be the perfect treat.
Course
Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
24
cookies
Calories
91
kcal
Author
Ginny McMeans
Ingredients
For the cookies:
½
cup
shortening, vegan and organic
1
cup
coconut sugar
1
egg substitute
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
½
cup
apple - McIntosh, Granny Smith & Gala are great but use your favorite, peeled and chopped very fine or grated
1
cup
all purpose flour
¼
cup
whole wheat flour
½
teaspoon
sea salt
2
teaspoons
baking powder
Cinnamon/sugar mixture:
3
tablespoons
sugar
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
½
teaspoon
ground nutmeg
¼
teaspoon
ground ginger
Instructions
Cover a
baking sheet
with
parchment paper
.
Mix the cookies:
With a
hand mixer
cream the sugar and shortening together for about 2 minutes.
Stir in the prepared egg substitute, vanilla and prepared apple.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking powder.
Combine the dry mixture with the wet mixture and just blend.
Scoop into heaping tablespoons full and roll into balls.
Mix the cinnamon/sugar mixture:
Combine the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a small bowl. Roll each ball in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Place on the parchment-covered baking sheet about 2" apart. Slightly flatten.
Bake at 350 degrees 12 minutes.
Do not over bake. They will be a little soft when they are removed from the oven but they will harden.
Remove to a rack to cool. The photo makes them look larger than they are in reality. They are about 2" in diameter.
Notes
IF FREEZING:
There are two times you can freeze these cookies.
BEFORE BAKING:
Freeze the balls of raw dough. Then when you want to bake them defrost and bake as instructed above.
AFTER BAKING:
After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methods
How to Freeze.
They defrost quickly so it really doesn’t take any planning. Just put them on a plate for an hour or so and take one whenever you like.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
Cookies
|
Calories:
91
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
12
g
|
Fat:
4
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
110
mg
|
Potassium:
46
mg
|
Sugar:
6
g
|
Vitamin C:
0.1
mg
|
Calcium:
16
mg
|
Iron:
0.3
mg