Soft Apple Butter Delights

Ingredients

• 2 cups spiced apple butter 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter 
• 0.5 cup hot-brewed coffee room temperature brewed
• 2  eggs 
• 3.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in coffee.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground nutmeg. Gradually add this to the creamed mixture.
4. Stir in the apple butter and the walnuts. The dough will be sticky. Refrigerate for one hour.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease your cookie sheets.
6. Drop cookies from a teaspoon onto cookie sheet about two inches apart.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are firm.
8. Let cookies cool on a wire rack.