Applesauce Cookies
Description
These applesauce cookies with raisins and walnuts are tender, moist, and subtly spiced with cinnamon for a delicious cookie that everyone will love.
Ingredients
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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3/4 cup shortening
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1 egg
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1 cup applesauce
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup raisins
Directions
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Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2
Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and light in color. Stir in egg, and then applesauce until well blended. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves; stir into applesauce mixture. Fold in walnuts and raisins.
3
Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.