Applesauce Cookies

design*girl's Note:

Big fluffy cake-like cookies. This is a recipe passed on from my mom. Her recipe card is so covered with cookie ingredients you can't read it anymore. My sister and I call her regularly to get the recipe, so I am adding it here so I will always have it.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 dozen

• ½ cup shortening (Crisco)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

Directions:

1. 400 degrees 8-10 min.
2. Mix sugar and shortening together. Add applesauce.
3. Beat eggs and add to applesauce.
4. Add dry ingredients.
5. Stir in choc chips.

Reviews

[Chef #1417292]

Soft cookie, almost like a muffin texture. Used 6 oz butterscotch chips, 2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts and 1 tsp vanilla. Great way to use up applesauce. Using about a tablespoon of dough per cookie yielded 42, and 8 minutes at 400 degrees was perfect. I plan to try them with dried blueberries, almond extract and some lemon zest instead of the chocolate chips.

[Drama2ueen]

I made these cookies the other day in an attempt to finish off some remaining applesauce that has been taking up space in the freezer. I used cinnamon chips instead of chocolate, and dried mixed fruit bits, and reduced the cinnamon to a few liberal shakes. They were a BIG hit with my lil sis, who loves all things apple and cinnamon. I probably should have stacked them with sheets of waxed paper in between the layers before storing them; becasue they are SO wonderfully moist, they did stick together a bit. Oh well, some folks got a bonus cookie stuck to the bottom of the one they grabbed--no complaints about that!

[Noey]

This is very similar to my Grandma's Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookie which I love! I made these with a mix of white and brown sugar and about half of the chocolate chips suggested. They were good, but I would make them again, with the following changes: Double cinnamon and nutmeg Full chocolate chip amount Add some vanilla Thank you so much for posting!