Applesauce Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. packed dark brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg (or egg substitute)
1/2 c. applesauce
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. raisins
1 3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Cream together brown sugar and shortening.
Beat in egg and applesauce.
In another bowl combine remaining ingredients.
Stir flour mixture into applesauce mixture until well blended.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool.
Frost, if desired.
Yield:
3 dozen cookies.