Recipe - Apple-Walnut Drop Cookies

3 cup Allpurpose flour; sifted
1 One half teaspoon Baking soda
Three fourths cup Soft shortening
2 cup Light brown sugar; packed
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
1 One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 One half teaspoon Ground cloves
Three fourths teaspoon Ground nutmeg
2 Whole eggs
1 One half cup Chopped walnuts
1 One half cup Apple; chopped finely,
unpaired
1 One half cup Dark raisins; chopped
One half cup Apple juice or milk GLAZE
(below)

GLAZE
2 cup Confectioners sugar; sifted
1 One half tablespoon Butter or margarine;
softened
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One fourth cup Milk

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Lightly grease several cookie sheets.

2. sift flour with baking soda. Mix shortening, brown sugar, salt,
cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and eggs until well blended.

3. Stir in half of flour mixture, then nuts, apple, and raisins. Blend in
apple juice or milk, then remaining flour mixture.

4. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.

5. Bake 11 to 14 minutes, or until done. While cookies are still hot,
spread thinly with Glaze. Decorate with bits of apple as pictured, if
desired. Makes 3 One half to 4 dozen.

GLAZE:

1. In small bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well.

2. Use to glaze AppleWalnut Drop Cookies.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 301 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 24, 1997