Applesauce Cookies

by Jill Burns

Ingredients needed:
1-1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar (packed)
1/2 teaspoon of cloves
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of raisins
1/4 cup of applesauce

Beat eggs until thick. Add sugar. Continue beating until well mixed. Add flour that has been sifted with baking soda, salt, spices, and baking powder. Mix well. Add raisins and applesauce. Stir until well blended. Drop a tablespoon on Teflon or treated cookie sheet. Bake at 375F until done. Approximately 10 minutes. You may frost with frosting or just sprinkle with powdered sugar. They are even tasty plain.

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Applesauce Cookies

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Jul 20, 2011

Curious
by: Stephanie Ann

Baking powder had been invented and many recipes called for baking soda mixed with cream of tartar but used terms like "saleratus."

I am curious about the vanilla extract and apple sauce. They just don't seem to fit with cookies of the time.

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Jul 07, 2011

Are these supposed to be squishy/soft?
by: Anonymous

Hi! I'm baking these for a class, and I'm wondering if the texture of these is supposed to be soft/squishy, almost like a sponge? Thanks.

Jun 07, 2010

Seems Modernized
by: Stacey

Are you sure this is a traditional recipe? When was baking powder invented? I thought baking from that era meant soaking the flour in buttermilk overnight. That way you don't need the baking POWDER because the baking SODA is strong enough.

Using the applesauce instead of an oil seems modern, too. Butter, butter, butter! And lard!

Response from Amy the moderator:
That may be true about the baking powder vs. baking soda. Regarding the applesauce, Adams County was an area with high fruit production, and it still remains one of the top apple producing counties in the nation.

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