Iced Oatmeal Cookies With Golden Raisins And Applesauce

Name: Iced Oatmeal Cookies With Golden Raisins And Applesauce
Ingredients: 1 cup packed light-brown sugar; 0.5 cup granulated sugar; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 large egg; 0.5 cup chunky-style applesauce; 1.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1.25 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.25 teaspoon baking powder; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 1 cup golden raisins; 1.75 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on June 12, 2017

Yield:

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

Applesauce makes these cookies extra soft while the icing and golden raisins add a heaping dose of sweetness.

Ingredients

1 cup packed light-brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
½ cup chunky-style applesauce
1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup golden raisins
1 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put brown andgranulated sugars and the butter in thebowl of an electric mixer fitted with thepaddle attachment. Mix on low speeduntil combined. Add egg and apple-sauce; mix until well combined, 2 to 3minutes. Add oats, flour, baking soda,baking powder, and salt; mix until wellcombined. Mix in raisins.
Using a small (1 1/2-tablespoon) ice-cream scoop, make balls of dough, andplace them 2 inches apart on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake until golden and just set, 13 to 15minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes.Transfer to a wire rack set over parchment paper to cool completely.
Whisk confectioners' sugar with syrupand 3 tablespoons water until smooth.Drizzle icing over cookies; let set.

Cook's Notes

Unbaked dough can be frozen for up to 1 month.