Applesauce Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.75 cups butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. 2

   Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and light in color. Stir in egg, and then applesauce until well blended. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves; stir into applesauce mixture. Fold in walnuts and raisins.

3. 3

   Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.