Yield
21 Cookies
Prep Time
1 Hour 10 Minutes
Cook Time
9 Minutes
Category
Desserts
Calories
147
Carbs
25.3
Fat
4.6
Fiber
0
Protein
1.5
WW Points
8
ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
½ cup granulated sugar
Add more for topping.
½ cup powdered sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 vanilla chai bag (bigelow brand)
for the icing:
1 ½ cup powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon each nutmeg and cinnamon
3 tablespoons egg nog
Or your milk of choice!
directions
for the icing:
Step 1:
In a small bowl, sift powdered sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Step 2:
Add in egg nog and mix well until a thick icing forms. Set aside.
for the cookies:
Step 1:
Sift together flour, baking soda & salt. Add in leaves from chai bag to flour, mix and set aside.
Step 2:
Beat the butter and applesauce.
Step 3:
Add in both sugars, egg, and vanilla. Mix well.
Step 4:
Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix well.
Step 5:
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough for 1 hour.
Step 6:
Heat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Drop tablespoon size dough drops onto baking sheet.
I used a rounded size of this scoop.
Step 7:
Press evenly and cover with extra sugar. Bake for 9ish minutes. When completely cool, cover with icing.
Jenn's Note:
This recipe was modified by me from Taylor Swift's recipe here.