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Fresh Apple, Dried Cranberry and Walnut Cookies

10/9/2009

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   I've been loading up on apples. I spent a very rainy day going through recipes -- recipe books, recipe files, stacks of recipes torn from magazines and newspapers, and recipes on the back of store receipts when that was all I had available and needed paper to jot down a sudden inspiration.  The majority of the recipes I set aside were for apples.  I made one, desperate attempt last week to buy peaches.  They smelled so good and I just wasn't ready to move on to "fall" fruits.  But they were horrible - mealy and tasteless.  It was then I knew I had to look seriously at apples. 


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   Right now I've been buying McIntosh apples.  They are what I used to make the Apple Cookies with Dried Cranberries and Walnuts -- another recipe that has been languishing in my files for many, many years.

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                 Apple, Dried Cranberry and Walnut Cookies

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup finely chopped apples
• 1 1/2 cup regular oats, uncooked
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1.  Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg and water.  Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, beating until well-combined.  Gently stir in apples, oats, cranberries and walnuts.
2.  Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake at 375˚F for 10 to 12 minutes.  Remove to a rack to cool. 




5 Comments
Kate
10/9/2009 10:42:43 pm

It's robbery when exorbitant prices are requested for fruit that should have never been put on a market shelf for sale!!
As you know, in Europe, you can taste the fruit before you buy it.. something that would leave a lot of rotting fruit in state side stores.
I am unable to get to the store unaided, but I have brought fruit back (especially peaches) and requested a refund. You would if it were spoiled meat or less than fresh fish.
A wise look to "seasonal" apples :)

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Mrs Ergül link
10/10/2009 09:37:43 pm

I have everything for this recipe except the flour! I'll be going out for it in a while!

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Laura
10/16/2009 12:36:41 pm

Thanks for posting this recipe. I made them a couple of nights ago and they're delicious! They are the perfect taste for fall. One of my friends even said that these are her favorite of all the cookies I've ever made (which is a lot).

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Mandy
10/17/2009 12:19:49 pm

These cookies are fantastic. I made a batch this morning and they are already gone so I'm starting another one now! Thanks!

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Enid
3/31/2014 05:25:29 am

These cookies tasted wonderful but they really flattened out and then fell apart when I tried to pick them up. Completely cooled they were better but not the hearty cookie I expected.

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