Carol's Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• ¼ cup applesauce
• ¼ large chocolate bar

  you could substitute chocolate chips, ½ to 1 cup
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ cup shortening

  you could substitute butter, I did
• 1 cup flour
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract

  you could double it, or substitute almond extract

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2 Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. I have a funny feeling there will
  still be a ton of parchment paper when the apocalypse happens. It's as underused
  as Rick's razor.
• 3 Combine the applesauce, shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar, mix until all
  the shortening is blended well.
• 4 Now add the baking powder, baking soda, flour, salt and vanilla, and mix until
  everything is combined perfectly.
• 5 Now allow the batter to stand for about 3 to 5 minutes on the counter. No need
  to cover, it's not going to be out long enough.
• 6 Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, or in the microwave. I always prefer the
  double boiler method and use it more often than not.
• 7 Once the chocolate is completed melted and smooth you can add it to the cookie
  batter. Mix thoroughly.
• 8 Drop spoonfuls on the cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart because this cookie
  dough spreads quite a bit. You can make large cookies by using a large
  tablespoon full of cookie batter at a time. Or you can make smaller cookies by
  using a teaspoon full of cookie batter at a time. Repeat until cookie sheets are
  full.
• 9 Place first cookie sheet in the preheated oven for about 11 to 13 minutes if
  making large cookies or 8 to 11 minutes if making small cookies.
• 10 Remove cookies from the oven carefully and allow to cool. If you can resist the
  smell of warm cookies wafting through your house. I never can.
• 11 Repeat with second cookie sheet.
• 12 Serve with a big old "and you'll get cookies....lots of cookies" smile!

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