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Apple Cider Snaps
Apple Cider Snaps are crisp cookies made with a homemade apple cider molasses, brown and granulated sugars, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. The dough is coated in sugar before baking, yielding a crunchy texture with aromatic spice notes. Their distinct apple molasses flavor sets them apart from typical molasses cookies, offering a seasonal taste ideal for fall or holiday baking.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs 14 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 39 mins
Servings:
15
large cookies
Calories:
218 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup apple cider molasses
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cloves ground
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar garnish
Instructions
Apple Molasses
- Place 4 cups of apple cider into a saucepan. Heat the cider to a boil over medium/high heat. Once the cider comes up to a boil, reduce heat to medium/low. Let the cider simmer until it reduces to a thick molasses. Mine took 3 - 4 hours to cook down. It doesn't need much attention until the last half an hour when the cider has cooked down substantially. Then stir often to avoid burning. Just cook it down to 1/3 of a cup and let it sit at room temperature as you prepare the cookie dough.
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Apple Cider Snaps
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add in vegetable oil, brown and granulated sugar. Mix on medium until combined. Add in the eggs and cider molasses and mix on medium until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, sift all the dry ingredients. Pour them into the wet mixture and mix on low until combined.
- Scoop the dough and roll into the 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet. Space them 2" apart. I only had 6 scoops on my cookie sheet.
- Bake for 14 minutes until golden brown. Let them cool on the baking pan about 5 minutes before trying to move them with a spatula onto a cooling rack. Move to the cooling rack and let them finish cooling.
Nutrition Information
Calories
218kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
132mg
(6%)
Potassium
146mg
(3%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15 large cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 146mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.