Name: Apple Cookies With Raisins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 13 1/2 ounces; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup vegetable shortening; 2 cups brown sugar, packed, light or dark; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 large eggs; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 1/2 cups finely chopped apple; 1 1/2 cups raisins or craisins, coarsely chopped; 1/3 cup milk; 2 cups confectioners’ sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; dash salt; 1/4 cup milk

Apple Cookies With Raisins

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Your family and friends will love these old-fashioned soft apple raisin cookies.

Author: Diana Rattray
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 12
Total Time: 27 minutes
Yield: 4 dozen cookies 1x
Category: Cookies, Apples
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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3 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 13 1/2 ounces
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups brown sugar, packed, light or dark
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups finely chopped apple
1 1/2 cups raisins or craisins, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup milk

Vanilla Glaze

2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash salt
1/4 cup milk

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Instructions

Heat oven to 400 F.
Lightly grease baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.
Combine the flour with baking soda, and salt; stir or whisk to blend and set aside.
In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream the shortening with brown sugar until smooth and creamy; add the 1 teaspoon of vanilla, the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and beat until well blended. Beat in the eggs until well blended.
Stir in about half of the flour and baking soda mixture and then fold in the nuts, apple, and raisins.
Blend in the milk and remaining flour mixture until blended.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet(s), leaving about 2 inches between mounds.
Bake the cookies for about 12 to 14 minutes, or until they are firm and the bottoms are lightly browned.
While cookies are baking, sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl. Add the softened butter, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, a dash of salt, and 1/4 cup of milk. Beat until smooth and well blended. Add more confectioners’ sugar or milk to get a good drizzling or spreading consistency.
Remove cookies to a rack and spread with a thin layer of glaze while still warm.

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