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Apple Spice Drops Recipe

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It's a snap to stir up these soft frosted cookies form Blanche Whytsell of Arnoldsburg, West Virginia. With their big apple flavor and abundance of nuts, you'll have a hard time eating just one.

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21 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup apple juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped peeled tart apple
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons apple juice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and apple juice. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in apple and walnuts.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For frosting, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and enough apple juice to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 264 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 102 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Apple Spice Drops published in Quick Cooking September/October 2000, p42

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