Hello, dear friends! Well, I promised a happier post today, and a cookie is certainly a happy little thing!
If you followed my old blog, you might remember that I pretty much devoted every September to all the apple recipes I could squeeze into the month. I’m reposting one of my old favorites today, so for some of you this will be a repeat. My apologies. 🍎 ☺️
I’ve been making these apple cookies cookies since I was a teenager, so it’s an oooold recipe and a very memorable fall tradition for me. They are a delicious, almost cake-like cookie that makes your house smell amazing while baking!
AUTUMN APPLE COOKIES
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1 cup chopped apple
Cream the sugar and shortening until light. Add the beaten egg. Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add into the creamed mixture. Stir in the apples. Scoop balls of dough with a cookie scoop onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Cool on racks and drizzle with brown sugar glaze.
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BROWNED BUTTER GLAZE
6 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 Tbsp milk
Brown the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; remove from heat. Whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Whisk in the milk, a little at a time, until it reaches desired consistency. Sometimes I keep it thick to frost it onto the cookie as an icing, and other times I thin it a little more to drizzle it onto the cookie. Baker’s choice!
(This next photo is one I almost forgot I had, but I’ve added it in to show what they look like with a thicker frosting—also delicious!)
I’m so excited that autumn is almost here!! Baking is one of my favorite parts of the season!
So what’s your favorite fall cookie?
Meme
Yum!! Is the coffee ready?? Perfect combo!!
Alinda
Mmmmm, that does sound good! And I just bought some new maple-flavored coffee creamer that would make the perfect cup of coffee to go with apple cookies! ☕️ 🍎 🍪
Jennifer Davis
These look amazing and I’m totally going to make these!! And I’m with you, I love Apple recipes for September. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Alinda
Oh, yes! So glad to have another apple buddy! Apple recipes are my favorite pre/early fall recipes. Let me know what you think of you have them. Thanks!
sewprissymissy
You had me at “browned butter”…
Alinda
Haha! I love it too! 😋 It’s amazing how that browning takes the butter flavor up a notch.