Best Fresh Apple Cookies Recipes

FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together sugar, shortening & vanilla.
• Add in grated apple.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Add gradually to creamed mixture, combining thoroughly.
• *If dough appears slightly dry and doesn't come together, let it sit for a few minutes to allow the sugar to pull the juice from the apples.
• Roll in walnut-sized balls and roll in mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
• Bake 8-10 minutes on aluminum foil or parchment, until cookies are golden brown and appear crackled.
• Let cool on cookie sheet 4-5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

FRESH APPLE-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices.
• Cream sugar and butter.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Stir in half of dry ingredients.
• Add nuts, raisins, and apples.
• Mix in milk and rest of dry ingredients.
• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheets. Cookies should be placed about 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 400 degrees from 12 to 14 minutes.

FRESH APPLE COOKIES/BARS

Steps:

• Glaze: Blend with spoon until smooth.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Blend in salt, spices, and egg.
• Add half the flour mixture and blend well.
• Blend in half the apple cider.
• Add the chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat.
• Add this and the remaining apple cider to the creamed mixure and stir by hand.
• For cookies: Drop by VERY small spoonful on cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes.
• Remove from sheet while still warm (be very careful they are very hard to handle) and glaze while barely warm.
• For bars: Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick.
• Cut while barely warm.

GLAZED FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets.
• 2. Soak raisins in hot water, until ready to use; then drain.
• 3. Cream butter (or shortening) and sugar, with electric mixer, until sugar is dissolved.
• 4. Add egg, and mix well.
• 5. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 6. Add to creamed mixture, a half of a cup, at a time, while stirring with a wooden spoon.
• 7. Drain raisins. Then, fold in apples, nuts, and raisins. Add apple juice (or milk), and mix well.
• 8. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• 9. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until done. Makes 5-6 dozen.
• 10. GLAZE: Mix together sifted powdered sugar and all other ingredients.
• 11. Spread on cookies, while still hot. Sprinkle with colored sugar crystals or other decorations, if desired for the holidays.

GLAZED FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix half of the flour mixture with the butter mixture. Mix in the rest of the flour mixture and milk. Alternately. Stir in the walnuts, raisins, and chopped apples.
• 2. Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 11-14 minutes. Spread vanilla glaze on hot cookies.
• 3. VANILLA GLAZE: Mix powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, butter, and milk together and spread on hot cookies.

DELICIOUS FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a cookie sheet.
• Comine the flour and baking soda in a small bowl.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, egg and apple juice; beat until smooth and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in the flour/baking soda mix to the creamed mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Add in the chopped apples, raisins and nuts (if using) mix until well combined.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 8-10 minutes.
• To make glaze: mix/whisk together all the ingredients until smooth.
• While the cookies are still HOT, spread with glaze.

FRESH APPLE COOKIES/BARS

Steps:

• Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Blend in salt, spices, and egg. Add half the flour mixture and blend well.
• Blend in half the apple cider.
• Add the chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat.
• Add this and the remaining apple cider to the creamed mixure and stir by hand.
• For cookies: Drop by VERY small spoonful on cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes. Remove from sheet while still warm (be very careful they are very hard to handle).
• For bars: Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick. Cut while barely warm.