Applesauce Cookies

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 60
Yield: 60 servings

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

1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup applesauce
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Directions

1 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.
4 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.