Spicy Applesauce Cookies

Ingredients

280 gr brown sugar
55 gr butter
60 ml applesauce
1 egg
280 gr flour
12 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
1 gr cinnamon
1 gr nutmeg
1 package gelatin
120 ml water
100 gr sugar
200 gr confectioners sugar
4 gr vanilla
1 gr salt

Instructions

Colored sugar; if desired Mix brown sugar, margarine, applesauce and egg in large bowl until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredeints except icing and colored sugar. Cover and refirgerate at least 1 hour until chilled. Heat oven to 190ÂșC . Grease cookie sheet. roll dough 0 cm think on floured cloth-covered surface. Cut with 2- 0.5-inch cookie cutters. Place about 3 cm apart on cookie sheet. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Frost with icing (directions below); sprinkle with colored sugar. Let icing dry about 2 hours before stacking cookies. Makes about 3 dozen cookies. ICING: Sprinkle gelatin on cold water in 1- 0.5-quart saucepan to soften. Stir in sugar. Heat to rolling boil, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour hot mixture over confectioner's sugar in small bowl; beat until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients on high speed, scraping bowl frequently, until soft peaks form and icing is glossy. Frost cookies. ----