Dairy-Free Applesauce Cookies
 
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These soft, cake-y cookies are a dairy-free family favorite that was shared with us by a reader named Phillip. I have tested the recipe and adapted it by adding more spice and clarifying the directions.
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Serves: 48 cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 375ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Put the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice or nutmeg, and cloves in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
  3. Put the buttery spread or margarine and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until creamed, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the applesauce and egg to the butter-sugar mixture, and beat with the hand mixer until combined. Stir in the flour mixture until combined.
  5. Fold in the dried fruit and/or walnuts, if using. The dough will be somewhat loose and moist. If it is too wet to work with, you can refrigerate it for 1 hour before baking.
  6. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto your prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, depending on how golden you like your cookies.
  8. Immediately remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely while you bake the next batch!
Notes
Sugar Options: You can substitute coconut sugar for less sweet dairy-free applesauce cookies, but I recommend grinding it in a spice grinder or food processor first. For sweeter, richer cookies, you might try substituting part or all brown sugar for the sugar.

Fruit Note: If your dried fruit is very dry, re-hydrate it in some hot water for 5 minutes. Drain the fruit and gently press out any excess moisture, before adding it to your batter.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-desserts/applesauce-cookies