Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
18 min
Yields
36 servings
Delicious and moist, these cookies are a hit.
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ingredients
½
cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾
cup sugar
¼
cup light brown sugar, packed
1
Tbsp fancy molasses
¾
cup sour cream
½
+ ½ cup apple butter
2
large egg yolks
1
large egg
2
cup pastry flour
½
cup whole wheat flour
1
tsp cinnamon
¼
tsp nutmeg
¾
tsp baking powder
¾
tsp baking soda
½
tsp fine salt
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directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. and line a baking tray with parchment.
Step 2
Beat butter, sugar and brown sugar together until smooth. Stir in molasses, sour cream and ½ cup apple butter. Stir in yolks and eggs.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients and gently stir into butter mixture. Spoon or pipe 2/3 of batter by tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking tray, leaving 1 ½-inches between them. Spoon a teaspoonful of remaining apple butter into centre of each cookie and top each with remaining batter. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until cookies lift easily from tray.