Apple Cookies

2 cups flour (500 ml)
1 teaspon baking soda (5 ml)
1/2 cup butter, softened (125 ml)
1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar (325 ml)
1/2 teaspoon salt (2 ml)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (5ml)
1 teaspoon ground cloves (5 ml)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (2 ml)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup apple juice or milk (60 ml)
1 cup chopped peeled apples (250 ml)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (125 ml)
1 cup raisins (250 ml)

Vanilla glaze
1 cup icing sugar (250 ml)
1 tablespoon butter, softened (15 ml)
1/4 tablespoon vanilla (1 ml)
1/4 tablespoon salt (1 ml)
1 1/2 tablespoon milk (22 ml)

To make cookies
Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C).
Combine flour and baking soda in medium bowl.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown suggar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and egg.
Add half the flour to the butter mixture and blend well.
Mix in juice or milk.
Add the apples, nuts and raisins to the remaining flour.
Add this apple mixture to the butter mixture.
Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes or until cookies are firm.

To make glaze
Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
While cookies are hot, spread with vanilla glaze.
Make 3 dozens.

source : The Best of the Best volume 1, de Stéphanie