Spicy Applesauce Cookies

By MissHeather

Ingredients

• 1/2 C unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 C packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 C sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 C applesauce
• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1 C golden raisins
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
• 3/4 C semisweet chocolate chips

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 35oF. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. In a large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, and stir in applesauce.

Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda salt, cinamonn, ginger and cloves. Stir into butter-sugar mixture until well blended; then stir in raisins, nutes and chocolate chips.

Drop tablespoonfuls, about 1 1/2 inches apart, onto baking sheets. Bake until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove baking sheets to wire racks to cool slightly. Using a metal panncake turner remove cookes to wire rack to cool completely.