Iced Apple Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t cloves
• 1/4 t nutmeg
• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup plus 2 T margarine
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup SunButter®
• 1 cup sunflower kernel
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped red delicious apples
• 1/2 cup plus 2 T apple cider
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. Cream the sugar, 3/4 cup margarine, and SunButter® until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until combined. Stir in nuts, raisins, apples and 1/4 cup cider. Drop by heaping T 2” apart. Bake 18 to 22 min. Cool.
Frost. In a small bowl combine until smooth the powdered sugar, remaining cider, and margarine. Drizzle about 1 T of icing over each cookie. Store in airtight container. These freeze well.

Peg Chesley, Enderlin, ND