Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add oil and combine well with eggs. (It will get slightly thick). Add applesauce.
Sift Cake Mix with cinnamon, and add half to egg mixture. Stir. Add other half of cake mix. Stir it in. Add oatmeal and pecans and stir. Mixture will be very thick.
Cover with plastic wrap and allow to cool in refrigerator for 2-3 hours. (Overnight is OK). Roll into walnut sized balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheet ( or lightly greased cookie sheet). Flatten slightly with flat bottom of glass.
Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven when edges are brown. Allow to cool slightly, then remove cookies to wire rack.
Don't expect to eat just one. They're worse than Lay's Potato Chips.
Servings:
20-30
Time:
10-15 Minutes Preparation Time 10-12 Minutes Cooking Time
Source: A recipe my son and I made up to suit him. He loves pecans.
Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and baking soda. Mix butter, sweetener and egg until light and fluffy. Then add flour mixture and applesauce alternately, mixing well after each addition. Fold in raisins and All-Bran. Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix together flour, salt and spices. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Stir soda into applesauce. Add egg and combine with the creamed mixture. Gradually mix in dry ingredients. Stir in nuts and dates. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2-3 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Makes 8 dozen cookies.
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I would like to know how to use applesauce in cookie recipes in place of butter and shortening. Any recipes would be welcome, especially sugar, peanut butter, and chocolate chip. Thanks!
my experience is that cookies turn out way too cake-like with just applesauce. if you're okay with those kinds of cookies, enjoy! they can't be salvaged after the fact by adding butter (i tried adding melted butter to the remaining dough - didn't work). i haven't tried half applesauce, half butter, but my suspicion is that nothing can take the place of butter... at least for cookies. applesauce instead of butter is great in banana bread though! good luck.
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Applesauce Cookies
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1 egg
1 cup raisins or nuts
Directions
Mix all of the ingredients together and drop onto cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Applesauce Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup applesauce
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup pecan pieces and/or 1 cup raisins (optional)
Directions
Cream together butter and sugars. Add almond extract, eggs, vanilla, and applesauce. Mix well. Blend in flour, oatmeal, and baking soda. If desired, add pecan pieces and raisins. drop by teaspoons onto non-stick cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Yield: 3 dozen.
By Robin from Washington, IA
RE: Applesauce Cookies
I have looked at both applesauce cookie recipes posted on 10/30/09 and am a little confused. They are both posted by same person but ingredients and amounts are different. Is one a good recipe and the other recipe? Thank you. (b)Editor's Note:(/b) They are two different versions, both are "good" recipes. Robin has hundreds of different recipes that she submits. (10/30/2009)
Cookies made with applesauce are sweet and moist. This page contains applesauce cookie recipes.
By jenny (Guest Post)12/25/2008
Cookie Recipes Using Applesauce Instead Of Butter
