applesauce cookies #1

Categories: Cookie
Yield: 36 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
½ cup	Butter
¾ cup	Sugar
¾ cup	Brown sugar
1 teaspoon	Almond extract
2	Eggs
1 teaspoon	Vanilla extract
1 cup	Applesauce
2 cups	Flour
1½ cup	Oatmeal
1 teaspoon	Baking soda
1 cup	Ground almonds
1 cup	Pecan pieces; optional
1 cup	Raisins; optional
3	dozen cookies.

Cream together butter and sugars. Add almond extract, eggs, vanilla and applesauce. Mix well. Blend in flour, oatmeal, baking soda and almonds. If desired, add pecan pieces and/or raisins. Drop by teaspoons onto Teflon-coated cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Yields From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .