Civil War Applesauce Cookies

photo by Elizabeth in The So

- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
48-100 cookies
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄3 cups shortening
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup applesauce
- 6 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
directions
- Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- Add applesauce and mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients and blend well.
- Drop by heaping tablespoon on greased cookie sheets.
- Flatten and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
- They Do Not Brown! {almost true, they are hard to burn but i managed to do it. they are forgiving if you are a couple of minutes late}.
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i'm a woman of the south and i cook like it, most of the time. butter is my best friend along with my E.V.O.O. I love fried goodies, buttery sweetness, and exotica spices. Amazing how ones culinary tastes reflects through ones lifestyle.