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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
147
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp clove
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup mott's natural applesauce
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup strawberry preserves (or choose your favorite fruit preserves)
  • confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk vegetable shortening and Mott's Natural Apple Sauce until shortening breaks into pea-sized pieces. Add sugar and beat well. Add vanilla and egg. Mix well.
  4. Add flour mixture to apple sauce mixture. Blend until smooth; mixture will be stiff.
  5. Using flour-coated hands, roll teaspoons of dough into balls. Place on cookie sheet 1-inch apart. Press thumb into center to make indentation. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.
  6. Bake 12-15 minutes until light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes. Place on cooling rack and dust with confectioners' sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 147.19 Kcal (616 kJ)
Calories from fat 25.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.8g 4%
Cholesterol 20.03mg 7%
Sodium 108.23mg 5%
Potassium 68.5mg 1%
Total Carbs 27.42g 9%
Sugars 15.24g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.56g 2%
Protein 2.22g 4%
Vitamin C 6mg 10%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 24.4mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 302.74 Kcal (1268 kJ)
Calories from fat 51.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.75g 4%
Cholesterol 41.19mg 7%
Sodium 222.59mg 5%
Potassium 140.89mg 1%
Total Carbs 56.39g 9%
Sugars 31.35g 61%
Dietary Fiber 1.14g 2%
Protein 4.58g 4%
Vitamin C 12.3mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 2%
Calcium 50.2mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.1
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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