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Frosted Apple Butter Cookies
Melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies infused with fall flavor using apple butter and apple cider. It’s the subtle twist that captures the essence of fall and makes these Frosted Apple Butter Sugar Cookies irresistible!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
8
minutes
mins
Refrigerate Dough
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
18
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
36
Author:
Julie Blanner
Ingredients
¾
cup
butter
softened
¾
cup
vegetable oil
½
cup
apple butter
1
cup
white granulated sugar
1
cup
powdered sugar
1
tablespoon
vanilla
2
large
eggs
4½
cups
all purpose flour
½
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
cream of tartar
1
teaspoon
baking soda
Apple Butter Icing
1
cup
butter
softened
¼
cup
apple butter
2
tablespoons
apple cider
5
cups
powdered sugar
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine butter, oil, apple butter, sugars and vanilla until smooth.
Blend in eggs.
Add flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda until just blended.
Refrigerate dough covered for 1+ hour. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll dough into 1" balls. Bake 8 minutes and allow to cool before icing with apple butter icing.
Apple Butter Icing
In a medium mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine butter, apple butter, apple cider and powdered sugar until smooth.
Notes
To Store
Room Temperature
- In an airtight container with parchment between each layer up to 1 week.
Freeze -
Freeze in an airtight container up to 3 months. It's preferable to freeze unfrosted, but they'll keep either way.
Nutrition
Calories:
175
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
22
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
19
mg
|
Sodium:
105
mg
|
Potassium:
38
mg
|
Sugar:
10
g
|
Vitamin A:
130
IU
|
Calcium:
5
mg
|
Iron:
0.8
mg