Food Storage Meals and Menu Planning - Dessert: Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies!

Today's Dessert Menu:

Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies!

 Here's the Recipe:

1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

1/4 tsp. Ground Allspice

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, Softened

1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed

1/2 cup Sugar

3/4 cup Applesauce

1 large Egg

1 large Egg White

1 tsp. Vanilla

3 cups Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 cup Currants, Raisins, or Craisins

1 cup Chopped Walnuts (Optional) 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.

Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the flour,

baking soda, salt, and spices and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an

electric mixer on medium speed until it is creamy.

Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula

to make sure everything is well blended.

Add the applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract

and continue to beat until the batter is smooth,

scraping down the sides of the bowl again as necessary.

Stir in the flour mixture with a wooden spoon or

rubber spatula just until it is incorporated.

Stir in the oats, dried fruit, and nuts.

Drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls

or with a cookie scoop onto your parchment lined

baking sheets about  3 inches apart.

Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges

but still soft on top, about 15 to 17 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool

on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring

them with a spatula to a wire rack to cool completely

Here's the PDF:

Food Storage Meals and Menu Planning - Dessert: Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies Recipe PDF

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Pioneer Day!