Applesauce Cookies

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

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Categories: cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 applesauce
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Topping:
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

  2. To prepare cookies, combine shortening, brown sugar and egg; stir well. Stir in applesauce. Combine dry ingredients. Add to shortening mixture; stir well. Fold in raisins and nuts. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased baking sheet.

  3. To prepare topping, combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle on cookies. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. While cookies are warm, press down slightly to create a crinkly appearance.

  4. makes 32 cookies

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