Applesauce Jumbles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 -4 tablespoons hot water

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients together except glaze ingredients.
• 2 if dough is soft, cover and refrigerate (no time given on original).
• 3 heat oven to 375°f.
• 4 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake until almost no indenture remains when touched, about 10 minutes, immediately remove from cookie sheets; cool.
• 6 spread with browned butter glaze.
• 7 browned butter glaze:.heat 1/3 cup margarine over low heat until golden brown; remove from heat.
• 8 stir in 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 9 stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water until smooth and of desired consistency.