Name: Caramel Apple Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 cup apple juice, divided; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup apple, peeled and shredded; 2 -3 tablespoons margarine, softened; 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons water; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 2 -4 tablespoons milk; 5 tablespoons finely crushed walnuts

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ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup vegetable shortening
1 ¹⁄₄ cups packed light brown sugar
1 egg
¹⁄₂ cup apple juice, divided
2 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup apple, peeled and shredded
Frosting
2 -3 tablespoons margarine, softened
¹⁄₃ cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 ¹⁄₂ cups powdered sugar
2 -4 tablespoons milk
5 tablespoons finely crushed walnuts

directions

Beat shortening and brown sugar in medium bowl until blended; beat in egg.
Mix in 1/4 cup apple juice.
Combined flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; mix in remaining 1/4 cup apple juice and apples.
Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 until browned, 10 to 12 minutesCool on wire racks.
Spread with frosting and sprinkle each cookie with crushed walnuts.
Caramel Frosting: Heat margarine, brown sugar, and water over medium high heat in saucepan,stirring until sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat; beat in powdered sugar and enough milk to make spreadable consistency; use immediately.
If frosting begins to harden, return to low heat and stir in more milk.

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review by Jersey coffee

11/13/2013

Really good, I prefer them over all of the pumpkin fall treats. Great mix of spicy and sweet. Added a little vanilla to the frosting, and left out a tiny bit of sugar. Easy and yummy!

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6/17/2009

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6/17/2009

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review by SemiSweetooth

6/16/2009

Very tasty... I had to make a few modifications though. Since I did not have any apple juice, I mixed 1/4 c. apple schnapps with 1/4 c. water. Weird I know, but it worked. Also, I added 1 tsp. of vanilla to the frosting. Everyone loved them :0) Thanks for the recipe.

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review by Debbie R.

10/13/2006

DH ate an entire dozen of these in one sitting and it's one of the very few recipes to which he has given five stars. It's a beautiful, yummy cookie. I think it needs a little vanilla, however, in the dough and/or frosting.

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