Old-Fashioned Apple Cookies

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 medium apple, chopped (1 cup)

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. Beat brown sugar, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, nutmeg, salt and baking soda. Stir in apple.
  • 2
    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
  • 3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool. Store loosely covered.

  • Vary this quick cookie by using different fresh fruits-- or even vegetables-- that you might have on hand. Good substitutions for the apple include pears, bananas, zucchini and carrots.
  • Drop cookies are those that you drop directly from a spoon or ice cream scoop while rolled/or cut-out cookies are rolled out with a rolling pin.
  • Drop cookies easily using two spoons. Scoop dough with one spoon and push it onto the cookie sheet with the other spoon. For more drop cookie tips and tricks see our guide How to Make Drop Cookies

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
115
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
Saturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
Sodium
80mg
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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