Apple Dapple Cookies
Apple Dapple Cookies are moist, spiced applesauce cookies loaded with chunks of apples, walnuts, oats, and toffee bits, plus a creamy frosting on top.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 dozen 1x
- Category: cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 whole eggs
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg (loosely fill the teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats (not quick oats)
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 sweet and crunchy apple such as Cosmic Crisp, peeled, cored and diced small (about 1 3/4 cups)
1/2 cup Heath toffee bits
Glaze
2 cups packed powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. with an oven rack in the upper third of the oven.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat the shortening for three minutes.
- Add brown sugar and beat to combine.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat in to combine.
- Add the applesauce and beat to combine.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and rolled oats.
- Slowly add to wet ingredients with the mixer running on low.
- Stir in the walnuts, diced apple and Heath crunch by hand.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a one-ounce scoop and scoop 12 cookies per pan (3X4), dipping the scoop in a small bowl of water between each scoop. Do not press cookie down, bake as is. These do not spread all that much so 12 easily fit onto a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until slightly golden and a little bounce back when pressed.
- Cool on cooling racks to room temperature.
- While cookies are baking, mix powdered sugar, vanilla and heavy cream with a whisk.
- After cookies are cooled, spread the glaze over the tops of each cookie, using all the glaze.
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