Apple Butter Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple butter
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup raisins (optional)
• cinnamon sugar (for sprinkling on top of cookies)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° place rack in center position cream together butter/margarine, brown sugar, molasses and apple butter; mix in egg whites.
• 2 in another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and allspice.
• 3 with a wooden spoon, mix together dry ingredients with wet ingredients and raisins if using until well combined.
• 4 drop by rounded tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• 5 bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until'springy' in the center remove and cool on wire rack.