Applesauce Jumbles With Browned Butter Glaze Recipe

A tasty new spin on regular apple sauce.

• Meal Type: Dessert
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup seedless raisins
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Directions

1. Mix together all ingredients. If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate until a little firmer.
2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsful about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 375 degree F oven until almost no indentation remains when touched - about 10 minutes.
3. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool and spread with Browned Butter Glaze.
4. Browned Butter Glaze
   1/3 cup butter
   2 cups confectioners' sugar
   1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
   2 to 4 tablespoons hot water
5. Heat butter over low heat until golden brown. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Beat in 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water until smooth and of desired consistency.