2-1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium tart apple, peeled, cored, and coarsely shredded (1 cup)
3/4 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons margarine
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1-3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
Fat-free milk
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat shortening and the 1 1/4 cups
brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add
egg; beat 1 minute. Add apple juice; beat at low speed until blended.
Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon,
cloves, and salt. Add to egg
mixture, beating at low speed until combined.
Fold in apple and raisins.
Drop dough by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls
1-1/2 inches apart onto
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven
for 8 minutes or until
edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute on
cookie sheet. Remove to
wire racks and cool.
Heat margarine, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and water
over medium-high heat,
stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
Stir in sifted
powdered sugar. If frosting begins to harden,
stir in small amount of
fat-free milk to make of spreading consistency.
Spread cookies with
Caramel Frosting and sprinkle with walnuts
