Old-Fashioned Applesauce Raisin Cookies

By Hklbrries

Recipe courtesy of Wildflowers Inn, North Conway, NH (www.wildflowersinn.com)

Ingredients

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

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from americanprofile.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Mix together shortening, brown sugar, applesauce and egg until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; stir into applesauce mixture.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top each with walnuts and raisins. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Nutrition Information:
Per cookie
160 calories
8 g fat
2 g protein
21 g carbohydrates
1 g fiber
80 mg sodium