Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup apples (peeled, cored, and finely diced)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 tbsp half and half

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Beat shortening, brown sugar, and egg together until light and fluffy
  • In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg
  • Stir half of the dry ingredients into creamed mixture
  • Stir in apples and raisins, then stir in remaining half of dry ingredients and milk
  • Mix well
  • Drop batter (from about a big tablespoon) 2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes (I did 8-9 minutes because we like them soft and they were perfect)
  • Make glaze: combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and half and half and beat until smooth
  • Remove cookies and put on cooling racks
  • Spread glaze on warm cookies
  • Enjoy