A classic recipe for soft, cake-like apple drop cookies. This old-fashioned treat is loaded with warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, and packed with chopped apples, raisins, and nuts.

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Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
2 CupsSifted Flour
1 TeaspoonBaking Soda
½ TeaspoonSalt
1 TeaspoonCinnamon
½ TeaspoonCloves
½ TeaspoonAllspice
½ TeaspoonNutmeg
¼ CupSoft Butter
⅔ CupBrown Sugar, packed
1Egg
¼ CupApple Juice or Cider
1 CupChopped Apple
1 CupRaisins
1 CupNuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F. Grease your cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the soft butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer. Beat in the egg and the apple juice until well combined.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing on low speed until just combined.
  5. By hand, stir in the chopped apple, raisins, and nuts.
  6. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the edges are lightly browned.

Servings

Makes 4 dozen.