Applesauce Honey Cookies

from Great American Home Baking

Prep: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Bake 14 minutes
Makes 3 1/2 dozen

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tbsp. honey, at room temperature

MIX together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.

BEAT together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, applesauce and honey. At low speed, beat in flour mixture until well combined. Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

PREHEAT oven to 375. Grease 2 baking sheets.

ON a floured surface, using floured hands, roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place cookies on baking sheet 3 inches apart. Using a floured fork, firmly flatten each cookie.

BAKE cookies until golden, 14 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to wire rack and cool for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.