A classic recipe for soft, cake-like applesauce cookies. These old-fashioned drop cookies are packed with warm spices, raisins, and nuts for a hearty and delicious treat.

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Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
¾ cupShortening
1 cupBrown Sugar, Packed
1Egg
1½ cupsApplesauce
2¼ cupsSifted Flour
½ tspBaking Soda
½ tspSalt
¾ tspCinnamon
¼ tspCloves
1 cupRaisins
½ cupChopped Nuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease your cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, thoroughly cream together the shortening, brown sugar, and egg with an electric mixer.
  3. Stir in the applesauce.
  4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
  6. By hand, fold in the raisins and nuts.
  7. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies are set and lightly browned around the edges.

Servings

Makes 4 dozen.