MomMom's Applesauce Cookies

My MomMom shared this recipe for me, and I have never used another applesauce cookie recipe since. I would have never thought to use cold coffee in a recipe. She did this with other recipes, too! Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups applesauce
• ½ cup cold coffee

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

Step 2

Beat brown sugar, shortening, and eggs together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add applesauce and coffee; beat until smooth.

Step 3

Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a bowl; add to the wet ingredients and stir until the mixture comes together into a cookie dough.

Step 4

Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours to overnight.

Step 5

Scoop dough by rounded teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets.

Step 6

Bake in preheated oven until the cookie tops bounce back when lightly pressed with a fingertip, 9 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets for 10 minute before moving to wire cooling racks to cool completely.