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Apple pomace is a by-product of apple juice processing industry containing good nutritional value that provides health benefits. The chemical analysis revealed that apple pomace powder contains 3.57% protein, 20.1% crude fiber and 1.70% ash. It could be considered as a potential functional ingredient for food product development. The research study was conducted to incorporate apple pomace powder for nutritional upliftment of cookies. Fiber rich cookies were formulated by substituting refined wheat flour with apple pomace powder at 5%, 10%, 15% and evaluated for its physical, chemical and sensory characteristics. The sensory evaluation by semi-trained panels revealed that cookies incorporated with 10% apple pomace powder have shown maximum consumer acceptability in terms of all sensory attributes and recorded highest scores for colour (7.6), flavor (8.1), texture (8.4), taste (8.5) and overall acceptability (8.4). Thus, apple pomace powder can be successfully utilized in cookies resulting in enhanced nutritional & sensory characteristics.