Carmel apple cookies
3 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1⅓ | cup | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 2¼ | cup | Sifted flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 2 | cups | Grated peeled apples |
| 2 | cups | Light raisins |
| ½ | cup | Apple juice |
| 2 | cups | Chopped walnuts |
| Carmel icing | ||
Directions
Cream shortening, sugar and egg. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients, except icing.
Drop 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes. Cool, spread with icing.
Carmel Icing ¼ c butter ¼ c brown sugar, packed 1½ c powdered sugar ¼ ts salt
2 ½ tb light cream
Mix butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and cook until sugar is dissolved. Add sifted powdered sugar, salt and cream. Beat until smooth. If too thick, add a little more cream. Randy Rigg Submitted By RANDY RIGG On 06-14-95