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Applesauce-Raisin Cookies

Source of Recipe


Good Housekeeping






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 medium Granny Smith apple, finely chopped
  
• 1 cup dark raisins
  
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)
  
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• -- Lemon Glaze --
  
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
   
   
2. Prepare Applesauce-Raisin Cookies:
   On waxed paper, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
   
   
3. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in egg, applesauce and vanilla until well combined. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. With spoon, stir in apple, raisins and walnuts, if using.
   
   
4. Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 1 inch apart, on prepared cookie sheets. Bake cookies on 2 oven racks 20 to 22 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges and set, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking.
   
   
5. Meanwhile, prepare Lemon Glaze:
   In small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Transfer cookies to wire racks. With pastry brush, brush glaze over warm cookies; cool completely.
   
   Makes about 3 ¾ dozen cookies.