It so happens that outside the window that day is gray and cloudy. I would like to cheer up and please myself with something tasty and interesting. So that the soul immediately warms up, and the world around begins to smile. Especially for such moments, mankind has invented sweets. Therefore, if melancholy stepped on your heels, go to the kitchen to cook … apple cookies.
Apple cookies are one of the favorite treats of children. And few adults can resist such a temptation. It can be everyday - for example, it can be a great addition to a cup of aromatic tea or a glass of kefir. Or maybe festive! He can decorate any children's holiday. There are a great many options for its preparation. Because human fantasy is limitless. Therefore, it is best to start with the simplest recipe, which even a novice housewife and those who are just taking their first steps in cooking can handle.
Classic recipe with raisins
To make apple cider cookies, you will need:
- three apples;
- four eggs;
- 200 grams of butter;
- half a kilogram of flour;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 150 grams of raisins.
First, prepare a deep bowl. Then break the eggs into it and grind them with regular vanilla sugar. Add ghee to the resulting mass. Then add the cooked flour and stir. Wash the apples, peel and core, and then grate on a coarse grater. When the apple mass is ready, add it to the rest of the ingredients. Pour the washed and peeled raisins to the resulting mass. Thus, you have a dough for future baking.
Prepare a baking sheet and spread the mass on it in small peas. Leave a small distance between the cookies, because the mass will spread a little during the cooking process. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, send the baking sheet there for 15 minutes. That's all! The crispy, fragrant biscuits with an appetizing crust are ready. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar if desired. This will turn out not only delicious, but also very beautiful. You can let it cool a little and serve.
This simple and quick version is also suitable for daily cooking. Therefore, if the family has children or you just love to cook, you can start every morning with this wonderful recipe.
With apple jam
Once you've gotten a little bit of cooking and experience, you can go ahead and make some apple cider cookies. It will taste more interesting, and outwardly it will look more like a cake. To prepare the dough you will need:
- 2 eggs;
- a glass of sugar;
- 200 grams of butter;
- half a kilogram of flour;
- a teaspoon of baking powder.
The filling is half a kilo of apple jam.
Take a comfortable deep dish, melt the butter in a water bath and pour it inside. Wait for the butter to cool and break the eggs in there, and then add the sugar. Please note that the butter must be cooled, otherwise the eggs may curl. And you do not need this at all. Stir the mixture and add flour slowly. Pour the flour evenly - so that the dough is not stringy, but elastic. Now divide the dough into two equal halves. Put one in the freezer for about an hour, while you yourself take a time out and get some rest. Read a new book, watch the sequel to your favorite TV show, or get a pedicure!
And only after the allotted time has passed, return to the workpiece again. Remove the frozen half from the refrigerator and grate it until it turns into shavings. Here you need to try a little and make an effort. Or call for help from a hero, if there is one at home. Be that as it may, but in the end the frozen mass should succumb to your diligence and take shape into beautiful shavings. When the mission is successfully completed, take out the baking sheet and evenly distribute the first part of the workpiece around its perimeter. Spread a lot of jam on top of the dough and sprinkle frozen crumbs over it. As in the first recipe, heat the oven to 200 degrees and send the future cookies inside for 25 minutes.
After the stated period, your efforts will result in tender, unusually tasty, soft and crumbly cookies. There is little left to do. Cut it into pieces and serve!
Lean cookies
There is one more interesting solution for this dish. It will be especially relevant in the post. Among other things, this recipe will delight vegetarians. Just like its predecessors, this variation on the theme of apple cider cookies is notable for its simplicity. Often, a delicious delicacy can be found when going on an excursion to an Orthodox monastery during Lent. Apple cookies were prepared according to this principle in Russia. It is rooted in the distant past. To make your recipe a reality, prepare the following foods:
- one apple;
- 250 grams of flour;
- a pinch of salt;
- 100 grams of vegetable oil;
- a teaspoon of baking powder;
- one lemon;
- sugar.
Preparation
Peel the apples, remove the seeds, grate them on a coarse grater and place in a convenient bowl. Pour butter and sugar inside. Next, add flour, salt, add baking powder and mix everything. This will create a soft dough that sticks to your hands. Now go directly to the baking process itself. Cover the baking sheet with parchment, grease your hands with vegetable oil and begin to scoop up the dough with a spoon. Roll into balls and place on the parchment, gently pressing down. You will have beautiful lumps of dough about one centimeter thick.
Baking
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees and send the baking sheet into it. Leave it on for 20-25 minutes, until the cookies are browned. One serving makes about 12 delicious soft cookies. Done. Enjoy your meal! If you want to invite guests and need more cookies, then feel free to increase the amount of all ingredients by 2-3 times.
For the little ones
The following recipe is dedicated to the smallest. Most moms choose to cook their own treats for their babies. And they can be understood. After all, only food prepared with your own hands can guarantee the mother confidence that everything will be all right with the little one. And doctors are of the same opinion. Pediatricians recommend that children under three years old be fed exclusively with homemade sweets. Therefore, if you decide to pamper your baby with a delicious treat, proceed. Applesauce is best for children. Required Ingredients:
- a tablespoon of applesauce;
- two quail yolks;
- 100 grams of rice flour;
- 50 grams of butter.
First, put the oil in the refrigerator. Wait for it to freeze. Then take a coarse grater and grate the butter directly onto a plate. Then add all the ingredients and mix thoroughly. The dough is ready! Bearing in mind that the cookies will be for the baby, show your imagination. For children, shape matters. Sometimes it is even more important than what's inside. Take figurines for baking and, together with the young cook, make beasts of prey or underwater inhabitants. The child will be glad that he is cooking with his mother and will receive a lot of positive emotions already at the cooking stage. Do not neglect your imagination, create with joy!
When the dough figures are ready, place them on a baking sheet and place them in the oven for 15 minutes. Put ready-made cookies beautifully on a plate and serve with your favorite jam. Believe me, there will be no limit to the happiness of the little one!
These are just some of the options for making apple cakes, you can find many more if you wish. But even they will be enough to please loved ones with a delicious and warm dessert.
