Applesauce Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. applesauce
1 c. chopped nut meats
1 c. raisins

Preparation

Cream the shortening.
Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat thoroughly.
Sift together the flour and dry ingredients except baking soda.
Dissolve soda in applesauce. Add flour mixture alternately with applesauce mixture to sugar, shortening and egg.
Fold in nut meats and raisins.
Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake about 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.