Glazed Apple Cookies

I'm in the Fall baking mood, even though our temperatures are not cooperating here in Texas.  Let's have some glazed apple cookies to get in the spirit, shall we?

My  zinnias that reseeded from last year, are still going strong, and are filling my lady head vase.

This is one of my favorite Fall teacups, which is Johnson Bros Harvest Time. The vintage look is timeless, don't you think?

My Sadler Brown Betty teapot is also a timeless treasure, and hold some Republic Red Apple Harvest Herbal Tea.

A friend of mine had rotator cuff surgery, and I thought she needed a cheer-me-up treat of home baking, and these cookies were delivered to her with a short visit.

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Yield: 22 (I like large cookies)

Author: Kitty, but adapted from Allrecipes

Glazed Apple Cookies

These cookies are a perfect Fall treat!

Ingredients

• For the cookies:
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 and 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
• 1 cup apples, peeled, cored and finely diced
• 1 cup raisins (I used golden)
• For the Glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

• For the Cookies:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line baking sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease them.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices, and set aside.
• Beat the shortening and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg and blend thoroughly.
• Stir in half the dry ingredients into creamed mixture.  Stir in the nuts, raisins and apples, then stir in the remaining half of dry ingredients, and mix well.
• Drop from a heaping tablespoon onto the baking sheets, leaving about 1 and 1/2" spacing between the cookies, as they spread.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Remove cookies to racks, and while still warm spread the glaze or put the glaze in a piping bag, with the end snipped off.   I then put the racks back onto the parchment paper to catch the drips from the glaze.
• For the Glaze:
• Combine the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze, beating until smooth.  Spread on warm cookies.

Notes:

I think 1 and 1/2 - 2 teaspoons of apple pie spice would be a good substitute for the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.

Avery, on the left, is playing on the freshmen volleyball team, and Cissy and I went to cheer her on.  The girls are the same age, and still good buddies.  Avery's team smoked the other team!

Caiden had a football game this week at home and Cissy (below),  his sister, cheered for it.

 

 

 

I took Ella,  in the back left, for a belated 11th birthday lunch, with Cissy and Avery.  We had a fun time!

Then we went shopping at Bath and Body Works and the girls found some things on sale.

Thank you for your visit!  xo

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