Civil War Applesauce Cookies

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/3 cups shortening
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup applesauce
• 6 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 2 add applesauce and mix well. add sifted dry ingredients and blend well.
• 3 drop by heaping tablespoon on greased cookie sheets.
• 4 flatten and sprinkle with sugar.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• 6 they do not brown! {almost true, they are hard to burn but i managed to do it. they are forgiving if you are a couple of minutes late}.