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Cookies: 1.5 c. all-purpose flour 1.5 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2/3 c. applesauce 1 c. granulated sugar 1/4 c. butter, softened 1.5 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large egg whites Frosting: 1.5 c. powdered sugar, divided 3 Tbsp. 2% reduced-fat milk, divided (I use skim) 1/4 tsp. almond extract 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place applesauce in a fine sieve. Let stand 15 minutes. (I drained mine on a thick stack of paper towels instead and it worked great!) Combine drained applesauce, granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat with mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended. Beat in vanilla and egg whites. Add flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. (I just used a cookie sheet sprayed with fat-free cooking spray.) Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or until set (not browned). Cool on pans 2 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. (Place in fridge to cool faster.) To prepare frosting, combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk and almond extract in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk until smooth. Working with 1 cookie at a time, hold cookie over bowl and spread about 1 teaspoon white frosting over half of cookie (scrape excess frosting from edges). Try to frost them as fast as you can, before the frosting starts to harden in the bowl. Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is set. Combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar and cocoa in a bowl. Gradually add 2 tablespoons milk, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Working with 1 cookie at a time, hold cookie over bowl and spread about 1 teaspoon chocolate frosting over other half of cookie (scrape excess frosting from edges). Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is set. Yield: 2 dozen cookies (serving size: 1 cookie) and contains 2 points per serving. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |