Best 9 Spiced Apple Drop Cookies Recipes

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Dive into the enticing world of baking with our thoughtfully curated collection of the most delightful spiced apple drop cookie recipes. These delectable treats are a symphony of flavors, combining the warmth of spices with the sweet crunch of apples, all wrapped in a soft and chewy cookie embrace. They're perfect for any occasion, whether you're hosting a cozy holiday gathering, seeking a sweet afternoon snack, or simply craving a comforting homemade indulgence.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

SPICED APPLE DROP COOKIES



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Courtesy of Crisco® You can always tell a Crisco® Shortening-made Cookie - if you can spot them before they're gone!

Provided by Crisco Recipes

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 43m

Yield 3 1/2 dozen, 42 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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
1/2 cup frosting
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • HEAT oven to 375°F Spray cookie sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
  • 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.
  • BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.2, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 4.4, Sodium 6.9, Carbohydrate 2.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2.1, Protein 0.6

PRIZE-WINNING APPLE SPICE DROP COOKIES



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Make and share this Prize-Winning Apple Spice Drop Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 28m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/4 cup apple juice
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup apple, peeled, and finely chopped (Granny Smith apples are best)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 -4 tablespoons apple juice

Steps:

  • Set oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a mixing bowl cream butter and both sugars together.
  • Beat in the egg and apple juice.
  • In a small bowl combine the dry ingredients.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; blend well.
  • Mix in the chopped apples and nuts.
  • Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Place on wire rack to cool.
  • For frosting: Beat all frosting ingredients until smooth; frost cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.2, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 55, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 18.2, Protein 1.5

APPLESAUCE SPICE COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield 60 to 72 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce, recipe follows
1 1/2 cups raisins
Powdered sugar, for garnish
6 apples, McIntosh preferred
1 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue creaming. Then add the eggs and applesauce mixing well. Gradually add the dry ingredients and raisins to make dough.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet (save those butter papers!) and bake until light golden brown, about 9 to13 minutes. The cookies do not brown very much. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Peel and core apples and cut into quarters. Place them in an enamel sauce pan with the water and lemon juice then bring to a boil then turn the heat down slightly and simmer 30 minutes to break them down and get them to thicken. Take off the heat and stir in the sugar and cinnamon, if using.

SPICED APPLE DROP COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Time 43m

Yield 3 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

Crisco® Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 (18.25 oz.) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake
1/3 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks or 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup peeled and shredded Granny Smith apple (about 1 large)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 large egg
1/2 cup Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Vanilla Frosting
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
  • 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.
  • BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack.
  • 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% power). Snip small edge off bag corner. Squeeze bag to drizzle cooled cookies with frosting. Sprinkle with additional ground cinnamon.

APPLESAUCE COOKIES II



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A very moist spice cookie that people will rave about. Makes a great after-school snack, or a tasty cookie on your Christmas cookie tray.

Provided by WHITEFIVE

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Apple Dessert Recipes

Time 51m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
¾ cup shortening
1 cup applesauce
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the egg, and then the applesauce until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; stir into the applesauce mixture. Mix in walnuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges start to brown. Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77.8 calories, Carbohydrate 10.5 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 32.6 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE COOKIES



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In only 20 minutes you can enjoy these delicious scratch cookies made with tart chopped apples, warm spices and sweet brown sugar. Come fall there are plenty of cookie recipes that will make good use of the bounty of fresh apples, but you won't find one better or faster than these Old-Fashioned Apple Oatmeal Cookies.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 medium apple, chopped (1 cup)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. Beat brown sugar, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, nutmeg, salt and baking soda. Stir in apple.
  • Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 115, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg

CINNAMON SPICE DROP COOKIES



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Fabulous spice flavor coupled with smooth cinnamon chips are the perfect compliment to the satiny texture. They elicit RAVE reviews by all who sample them!

Provided by Rodnobi

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups butter flavored shortening
2 cups light brown sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups cinnamon chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla, blending until the mixture is light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. Mix in cinnamon chips and if using, pecans. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the cookies lose their gloss. Remove from the cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.9 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 8.3 mg, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 165.2 mg, Sugar 14.8 g

SOFT APPLE SPICE COOKIES RECIPE - (4.2/5)



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Provided by margiekyle

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 granny smith apples
2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
.13 teaspoon ground cloves
.13 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1/2 cup tart dried cherries
1/2 cup walnuts
FROSTING
1/2 cUP packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup walnuts

Steps:

  • Cookies: Heat oven to 375°F. Line 3 large cookie sheets with parchment. Grate 1 apple on large holes of box grater. Chop remaining apple. In a small bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time until well blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended (dough will be thick). Stir in apples, cherries and walnuts. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons. onto prepared cookie sheets, 2-inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until tops spring back when pressed. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. FROSTING In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, and milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla. Let mixture cool about 2 minutes. Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread frosting in the center of the cooled cookies. Reheat frosting over low heat, if necessary, to keep it a smooth, spreadable consistency. Sprinkle with walnuts. Let stand until frosting sets.

GUMDROP COOKIES



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Whether you grew up with them or are just discovering their colorful appeal, Gumdrop Cookies deserve a permanent spot in your baking repertoire. This updated version was kitchen-tested to achieve the perfect sugar cookie consistency and just the right amount of spice drops-so you know they'll be perfect every time.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups quartered green, red and white spice-flavored gumdrops
2 tablespoons coarse white sparkling sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • In large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup of the quartered gumdrops.
  • Shape dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets; flatten each ball to 1 1/2-inch circle. On each dough round, sprinkle sparkling sugar and place 3 quartered gumdrops.
  • Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are set and light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • For chewier cookies, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. For crispier cookies, bake the cookies for a few minutes longer.
  • If you don't have apple pie spice, you can make your own by combining 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice.
  • To make sure the cookies are evenly cooked, rotate the baking sheet halfway through the baking time.
  • Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

These spiced apple drop cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their soft and chewy texture, sweet and tangy flavor, and festive appearance, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a simple and delicious cookie recipe, give these spiced apple drop cookies a try. You won't be disappointed.

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