3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup applesauce
1 cup raisins
½ cup chopped nuts
Confectioners’ sugar icing
Finely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs.  Add flour mixture and applesauce; beat until well blended.  Stir in raisins and nuts.  Drop by tablespoonfuls, 2-inches apart, onto UNGREASED cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from cookie sheets; cool on a wire rack.  Spread with confectioners’ sugar icing; sprinkle with chopped nuts.

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