Old-Fashioned Oat Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. raisins
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. quick or old-fashioned oats
2/3 c. oat bran
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. each: baking soda and salt
1 c. margarine (not whipped)
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. pecans, chopped fine
1/4 c. butter or margarine (at room temperature)
1/3 c. granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter or margarine (at room temperature)
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 large egg (at room temperature)
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 c. milk (at room temperature)
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, quartered, cored and cut in 1/4-inch pieces (1 1/4 c.)
1 1/2 tsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger or 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

Preparation

Custard may be made up to 2 days ahead.
Glaze keeps at least 2 weeks.