How to Make Spiced Apple Drop Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something undeniably comforting about the scent of warm spices filling your home, especially during the fall and winter months. Spiced apple drop cookies are the perfect treat to evoke that cozy, nostalgic feeling. These soft, chewy cookies combine the classic flavors of apples and cinnamon with a hint of nutmeg and cloves, making them the ultimate autumn indulgence.

Whether you're snuggled up by the fire with a good book or entertaining guests, these spiced apple drop cookies...

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Ingredients

  • 1 serving Crisco® Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake mix
  • ⅓ cup Crisco® Butter Shortening or Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks*
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup peeled and shredded Granny Smith apple
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Vanilla Frosting
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 13 mins
  • Total Time: 43 mins
  • Servings: 42
  • Yield: 3 -1/2 dozen cookies

  • 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.
  • Nutrition

    93 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 4mg
    • Sodium: 93mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 12g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 0g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 4mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 18mg