Applesauce Drop Cookies using local Honey

Equipment

• 1 mixer

• 1 cookie baking sheet

• 1 spatula

• 1 cookie scoop - medium

• 2 mixing bowls

• 1 cookie cooling tray

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening

• 1 cup honey

• 1 egg

• 2 cup flour, sifted

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp cloves

• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

• 1 cup raisins, seedless

• 1 cup rolled oats, quick cooking

• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

• 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Cream shortening and honey

3. Add egg, mix

4. Sift dry ingredients together

5. Add raisings, oats and pecans to dry ingredients

6. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce

7. Mix well

8. Drop by spoonful, or cookie scoop, onto greased cookie baking sheet

9. Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees

10. Remove to Cookie cooling tray. Do not let them cool on baking sheet