Applesauce-spice drops

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsPacked Brown Sugar
1cupShortening
½cupCold Coffee
16ounces(1cn) Unsweetened Applesauce
2Large Eggs
cupUnbleached All-Purpose Flour
1teaspoonBaking Soda
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonGround Cinnamon
1teaspoonGround Nutmeg
1teaspoonGround Cloves
1cupRaisins
½cupCoarsely Chopped Nuts

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix brown sugar, shortening, coffee, applesauce and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients (dough will be very soft. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 7 minutes. Makes about 7 dozen