Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream together sugar, shortening & vanilla.
  3. Add in grated apple.
  4. Sift together dry ingredients.
  5. Add gradually to creamed mixture, combining thoroughly.
  6. *If dough appears slightly dry and doesn't come together, let it sit for a few minutes to allow the sugar to pull the juice from the apples.
  7. Roll in walnut-sized balls and roll in mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
  8. Bake 8-10 minutes on aluminum foil or parchment, until cookies are golden brown and appear crackled.
  9. Let cool on cookie sheet 4-5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.