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!
Servings 36
Calories 175kcal
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: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 38mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.8mg