glazed fresh apple cookies

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup finely chopped, unpared apple
• 1 cup raisins, chopped
• 1/4 cup apple juice or milk
• ------------------------------------------------
• vanilla glaze
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• dash salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons light cream or milk

Preparation

Step 1

heat oven to 400 degrees. combine flour and soda. combine shortening, sugar, spices and egg. mix well. stir in 1/2 of flour, then the juice, then the rest of the flour. stir in nuts, apples, raisins. drop by rounded tablespoons, 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.

bake 11-14 minutes or until done. glaze while hot.

makes 3 1/2 dozen