GLAZED FRESH APPLE COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Flour (sifted)
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• ½ tsp Cloves
• ½ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Nutmeg
• ⅓ cup Shortening
• 1 ⅓ cups Brown Sugar (packed)
• 1 Egg (unbeaten)
• 1 cup Chopped Nuts
• 1 cup Finely Chopped Unpeeled Apples
• 1 cup Chopped Raisins
• ½ cup Apple Juice or Milk

Vanilla Glaze:

• 1 ½ cups Confectioners' Sugar (sifted)
• 1 tbsp Butter (softened)
• ½ tsp Vanilla
• ⅛ tsp Salt
• 2-3 tbsp Light Cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Sift flour and baking soda together and set aside.
3. Mix shortening, brown sugar, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and egg until well blended.
4. Stir in half the flour mixture, then add nuts, apples, and raisins.
5. Blend in milk, then add the remaining flour mixture.
6. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
8. While still hot, spread with vanilla glaze. Blend glaze ingredients until smooth and spreadable.