Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup softened butter
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1 1/3 cups brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon clove
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/4 cup apple cider (you can use apple juice or milk)
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1 cup powdered sugar
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1 tablespoon butter
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla
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1 large egg
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1 cup finely chopped peeled apple (minced)
Instructions
- Glaze: Blend with spoon until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
- Blend in salt, spices, and egg.
- Add half the flour mixture and blend well.
- Blend in half the apple cider.
- Add the chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat.
- Add this and the remaining apple cider to the creamed mixure and stir by hand.
- For cookies: Drop by VERY small spoonful on cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes.
- Remove from sheet while still warm (be very careful they are very hard to handle) and glaze while barely warm.
- For bars: Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick.
- Cut while barely warm.