- Beat together:
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 7 Tblsp. butter
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup thick unsweetened applesauce
- 1 3/4 tsp. vanilla flavoring
- Sift together and add:
- 3 3/4 cups flour (dipped)
- 1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 3/4 tsp. soda
- 3/4 tsp. cloves
- 1 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- scant tsp. salt
- Add:
- 1 3/4 cups soft raisins (chopped - optional)
- scant cup chopped pecans
- Bake on greased cookie sheet or other non-stick cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes depending on size of cookie. Cookie should come back to original shape when touched.
Original recipe came from Kitchen-Klatter program, Shenandoah, Iowa.