• Cooking Time: 10 to 12
• Servings: 30
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine OR butter, softened
• 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 3 cups Apple Cinnamon Tasteeos crushed to 1 1/4 cups
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup apple butter OR applesauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
3. In large bowl cream margarine, 1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar.
4. Add egg; mix well.
5. Stir in flour and baking soda.
6. Add cereal, stirring until well combined.
7. In small bowl combine cinnamon and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
8. For each cookie, roll 1 teaspoon into a ball.
9. Roll ball in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
10. Place on prepared cookie sheet.
11. Indent cookie.
12. Spoon ½ teaspoon apple butter or apple sauce into center of each cookie.
13. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
14. Let stand 1 minute before removing cookie from baking sheet

A crisp and chewy cookie with a spicy apple center. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.