HARVEST SAMPLER

Apple Butter Cookies 

• 1 jar Clearbrook Farms Apple Butter
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp molasses
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 egg whites
• ½ tsp allspice
• ¾ cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Place rack in center of oven.
2. Cream together butter, brown sugar, molasses and apple butter.
3. Mix in egg whites.
4. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and allspice.
5. With a sturdy wooden spoon, mix together dry ingredients, wet ingredients and raisins until well combined.
6. Drop batter, by rounded tablespoons, onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 350° F for 20 minutes or until springy in the center.
8. Remove from cookie sheet while hot and cool on rack.
9. Yields 4 dozen cookies

*You can substitute Clearbrook Farms Pumpkin, Peach or Pear Butters for the Apple Butter