Big Melt-In-Your-Mouth Brown Sugar-Apple Cookies

Ingredients

cookies

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (unsalted and room temp)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unsweetened chunky applesauce

Icing

• 1/2 cup butter (unsalted and room temp)
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• vanilla extract (optional) or almond extract (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   1. Preheat oven to 375. In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.

2. 2

   2. In large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until fluffy and light. add the egg; beat until smooth (for around 2-4 minutes). with mixer on a low setting, alternate between the flour mixture and applesauce beginning and ending with the flour mixture (DONT OVERMIX).

3. 3

   3.drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoons, 2 inches apart (I did 6 to a cookie sheet). Bake until light/medium golden brown and/or insert a toothpick in the center of the cookie and it comes out clean. around 10-14 minutes. transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

4. 4

   4.meanwhile make the frosting: in a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter (and prefered extract), gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth.

5. 5

   5. when cookies are cooled frost cookies with the buttercream and add sprinkles or any type of decorationy. Enjoy.