Applesauce Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1/2 cup cold coffee
2 cups well-drained thick applesauce
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup coursely chopped nuts

Preparation

mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly.
stir in coffee and applesauce.
mix remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl.
stir dry ingredients into the applesauce mixture.
chill at least 2 hours.
heat oven to 400.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough about 2\" apart on a lightly greased baking sheet.
bake 9 to 12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly.