Glazed Apple Cookes - shortening

Method

• It looks like a long list of ingredients here, but it really isn't that bad.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 1. Cream shortening (or butter) and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and continue beating for another minute.
• 2. Stir together dry ingredients in a bowl and add half of the dry ingredients to the creamed sugar mixture.
• 3. Stir in nuts and apples, and then stir in the remaining dry ingredients. (If you like raisins in your cookies - -I don't-you can also add 1/2 to 1 cup raisins at this stage.)
• 4. Add 1/4 cup apple cider and mix well.
• 5. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (or ungreased Silpat mat). If you make them big, this recipe makes 18 large cookies.
• 6. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Watch them closely from 9 minutes on. They get brown fast and it doesn't take much to burn the bottoms. You don't want that!
• 7. To make the glaze, combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and enough cider (approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons) to make a spreadable frosting. Beat well and spread on warm cookies.
• 8. Try not to eat them all in one day and let me know if you are successful.
• If you click on the accompanying blog post, the cookie part is at the bottom of that post. It was part of my Apple Madness part 2, which is thankfully over.