Applesauce Refrigerator Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
1 egg
4 1/2 to 5 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. thick unsweetened applesauce
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream together shortening and sugar.
Add egg.
Sift together flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
Fold gradually into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
Add nuts; mix into stiff dough.
Wrap in waxed paper and store in refrigerator.
Slice thin.
Bake on greased cookie sheet in moderate oven at 375\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Yields 14 dozen.