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 Apple Cookies

 

A little color in these cookies makes them pretty...
 

1 cup 

 

light brown sugar, packed

 

½ cup 

 

shortening

 

1 large 

 

egg

 

1 ½ cups 

 

flour

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

1 tsp 

 

nutmeg

 

1 cup 

 

chopped, unpeeled red delicious apples

 

 

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2

In large bowl, cream together sugar and shortening. Beat in egg.

3

Sift together dry ingredients and add to wet mixture. Beat until well-blended. Gently stir in apples.

4

Drop in the shape of a ball onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

 
Yield:  3 dozen
 

 Cooking Tips

*If you prefer, you can peel the apples. Try it both ways...
*Use a small ice-cream scooper to scoop out the dough.  This will give you cookies with a nice, uniform shape.

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