Castle Families Recipe Collection
Grandma Alma Castle's Applesauce Cookies

1 c. applesauce
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 c. shortening ? rounded
2 large eggs, well-beaten
At least:
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t nutmeg (1/2 t.)
1 t. all spice (1/2 t.)
1/2 t. cloves (1/4 t.)
1 t. baking soda added to flour and 1 t. baking powder
1 c. ground raisins
1 c. ground dates
1 c. chopped nuts (more is good)

Flour enough for consistency of drop cookies

Notes from Avis' recipe:
1/2 t. cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
1/4 t. cloves





Avis' revised version of Mom's Applesauce Cookies
1 c. any kind of fruit sauce (instead of applesauce)
2/3 c. salad oil, instead of shortening
2 c. granola (instead of oats)
1 c. oatmeal

The rest of the recipe is the same. Bake as bar cookie.
Optional: Put glaze on top and sprinkle cocoanut.

Recipe contributed by

Bake at 375 for about 12 minutes

Note in corner of recipe: 2 c. flour 3 c oatmeal
?My recipes are similar to the one the colored lady gave the young bride.
?Put all the ?gredients in a bowl and stir them and bake ?em.'
I am likely to substitute marmalade, apple butter, dried prunes,
white raisins and etc. and etc. But still, the result is Applesauce cookies.

--December 1957 Alma Castle

Recipe Contributed by Janna Stevens, Susan Bernard and Robin Watts