Sometimes, you need some shortcuts. Sometimes, your kid tells you at 8 p.m. that you need to be the one to bake something for class the next day, because “the kids said you were such a good baker, mom”!
Well, we can’t disappoint. We also can’t be up all night. SO a quick short cut is to start with a prepackaged mix, and do some strategic add-ins to make it special-and not taste as it came from a box or pouch.
This little recipe I made up all by myself. Subbing applesauce for some shortening is a well-known trick to cut fat down on a recipe. The flavor adds a subtle “apple-ness” that goes well with the pumpkin. After that, the butterscotch morsels are just sheer genius-if I do say so myself.
Enjoy!
Pumpkin Apple Butterscotch Spice Cookies
1 package of pumpkin spice cookie mix
4 oz. softened butter
3 oz. apple sauce (the size of a lunch snack cup)
3/4 cup butterscotch morsels
1 egg
Mix it all up, starting with a whisk, then fold in chips at the end with a spoon. Preheat oven to 375˚. Line cookie sheets with foil, drop cookie batter by the 1 1/2 Tbsp. about 2 inches apart. Bake 12 min, until cookies are puffed up and set with slightly golden edges. I flip pans halfway through cooking time for even browning. let col slightly on the sheets, then transfer to a cooling rack using a spatula to cool completely.
Flora is an award-winning creative director in Chicago turned food and lifestyle blogger extraordinaire. She is also author to the popular BEE NATIVE! gardening book series and various children's books that celebrate the wonder and hard work of bees and butterflies. Her blog and social spaces inspire thousands to create, learn, cook, grow, and craft, making their world lovelier one pixel/petal/seed/bite/stitch/brushstroke at a time. Follow her on all the social spaces, YouTube, and Amazon, and get creative!
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