Apple Ginger Cookie Recipe

Apple Ginger Cookie RecipeThese delicious cookies are filled with flavor. They are easy and fun to bake and perfect for a cold day!  Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking sodaPinch of salt 2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) softened unsalted butter ¾ cups sugar 4 oz (one snack cup) applesauce ¼ cup dark molasses1 chopped apple Instructions: 

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
2. Grease and line 2 cookie sheets 
3. Whisk together: 

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking sodaPinch of salt 2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves 

1. In another bowl beat until fluffy: 

6 tablespoons (¾ stick) softened unsalted butter ¾ cups sugar 

1. 1. Beat in: 

4 oz (one snack cup) applesauce ¼ cup dark molasses

1. Add the flour mixture to the applesauce mixture
   1. Stir in chopped apples 

1. Form the mixture into approximately ¾ inch balls about ½ inch away from each other

*These cookies do rise a fair amount so you may want to flatten your dough balls before cooking if you prefer a flatter cookie 

1. Bake the cookies one sheet at a time for 10 minutes
2. Move to a cooling rack 
3. Enjoy!