applesauce cookies

Name: Applesauce cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/2cup cup(s) shortening; 1 cup cup(s) sugar; 1 cup - unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup - raisins; 1/2 cup - chopped nuts; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves

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60 Pinches

Mary Villearreal

Columbus Grove, OH

Updated on Oct 31, 2012

These cookies are so soft and bring back my childhood days of Grandma making them on a rainy day.

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 15 Min

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yield Makes 4 dozen

Ingredients

1/2cup cup shortening
1 cup cup sugar
1 cup - unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup - raisins
1/2 cup - chopped nuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves

How To Make applesauce cookies

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar together.

Step 2

Add unsweetened applesauce and blend into mixture.
Step 3

Sift flour. Measure and add soda,salt and spices
Step 4

Sift again.
Step 5

Add sifted dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
Step 6

Add chopped nuts and raisins.
Step 7

Drop dough from a teaspoon onto a greased baking sheet, spaced 2 to 3 inches apart.
Step 8

Bake at 375 for approximately 12 minutes.
Step 9

Makes four dozen.
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