Spiced Apple Drop Cookies Recipe

Name: Spiced Apple Drop Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: Crisco® Butter Flavor No-Stick Cooking Spray; 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake; 1/3 stick Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks or 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup peeled and shredded granny smith apple (about 1 large); 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 large egg; CINNAMON FROSTING; 1/2 cup frosting; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Servings: persons

Crisco® Butter Flavor No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 (18 1/4 ounce) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake
1/3 stick Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks or 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup peeled and shredded granny smith apple (about 1 large)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 large egg
CINNAMON FROSTING
1/2 cup frosting
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1
HEAT oven to 375u00b0F Spray cookie sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
2
COMBINE cake mix and shortening in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until a coarse meal forms. Sprinkle spices over mixture. Add apple, walnuts and egg, mixing on low speed until a smooth dough forms. Drop tablespoonsfuls of dough 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
3
BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack.
4
PLACE frosting and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon into the corner of a 1-quart resealable food storage bag. Knead to combine. Seal bag. Microwave 5 seconds on HIGH (100 percent power). Snip small edge off bag corner. Squeeze bag to drizzle cooled cookies with frosting. Sprinkle with additional ground cinnamon.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Crisco® Butter Flavor No-Stick Cooking Spray, 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake, 1/3 stick Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks or 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and more.

Yes, Spiced Apple Drop Cookies falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Spiced Apple Drop Cookies

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