Best 7 Spiced Apple Drop Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable delights of spiced apple drop cookies, a timeless classic that combines the comforting flavors of autumn with the irresistible charm of chewy, tender cookies. These bite-sized treats are bursting with the essence of the season, featuring a symphony of warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, perfectly complementing the sweet and tangy notes of crisp apples. With three enticing variations to choose from, this recipe offers a delightful adventure for your taste buds.

Embark on a culinary journey with the classic spiced apple drop cookies, where a simple yet flavorful dough embraces chunks of tender apples, creating a harmonious balance of textures. For a touch of sophistication, the maple glazed apple drop cookies elevate the experience with a luscious maple glaze, adding an extra layer of sweetness and richness. And for those seeking a delightful twist, the caramel apple drop cookies introduce a drizzle of decadent caramel sauce, transforming each bite into a moment of pure indulgence.

No matter your preference, these spiced apple drop cookies promise a delightful treat that will warm your heart and tantalize your taste buds. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delightful baking adventure that will fill your kitchen with the enticing aromas of fall.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

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 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.

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

CAKE MIX APPLE-SPICE COOKIES



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Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ spice cake mix does double duty as a cookie mix in this recipe. Fresh chopped apple adds a bit of autumn snap to these harvest-time treats.

Provided by By Deborah Harroun

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ spice cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup chopped apple
1/3 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together cake mix, oil and eggs until combined and dough forms. Stir in chopped apple.
  • Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting on High 10 seconds. Drizzle melted frosting over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving

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

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

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

Tips:

  • Softened butter is key: Make sure your butter is at room temperature before you start baking. This will help the cookies spread properly and give them a light and fluffy texture.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are well combined.
  • Chill the dough: Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Use a cookie scoop: A cookie scoop will help you make uniform cookies that are all the same size. This will ensure that they bake evenly.
  • Bake the cookies until they are golden brown around the edges: The centers of the cookies should be slightly soft when you take them out of the oven. They will continue to firm up as they cool.

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 warm spices, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy cookie recipe, give these spiced apple drop cookies a try!

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