Apple Dessert Recipe ♯ Applesauce Cookies I

These chewy cookies are delicious. They make an excellent after school snack.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup applesauce
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 195 degrees C ). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, and egg. Stir in the applesauce. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Then mix in the raisins and nuts.
3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

• calories173.5
• carbohydrateContent23.7 g
• cholesterolContent7.8 mg
• fatContent8.3 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent2.1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.8 g
• sodiumContent81.2 mg
• sugarContent13.1 g