APPLE COOKIES WITH SPLENDA

APPLE COOKIES WITH SPLENDA image

Provided by April Alvarez @peaches58

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup(s) butter softened
1 cup(s) splenda
2 teaspoon(s) grated lemon peel
2 teaspoon(s) molasses
2 large eggs
1/2 cup(s) applesauce, unsweetened
1/3 cup(s) apple juice recipe doesn't call for unsweetened?
1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour
2/3 cup(s) old fashioned oats(oatmeal)
1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/8 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1 cup(s) diced fresh apples(cut into tiny cubes)
1/2 cup(s) raisins (if you want i don't like raisins)

Steps:

preheat oven to 325 degrees. Liightly spray baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
Beat butter, splenda,lemon peel, and molasses on high speed with an electric mixer 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time,beating just until yellow disappears after each addition. Combine applesauce and apple juice concentrate, set aside.
Combine flour,oats,soda, cinnamon,and nutmeg. Gradually add to butter mixture alternatley with applesauce mixture. beginning and ending with flour mixture. beating at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in apples and raisins.
Drop by tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet, bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.