1 3/4 cup sifted cake flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup raisins
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 F. Prepare bottom of a 11 x 7 ~inch pan with
vegetable pan coating. Sift together flour, baking soda, spices and
salt. Cream together margarine and sugar. Add egg to margarine
mixture and beat until light and fluffy. Alternately add the dry
ingredients and applesauce, stirring just enough to blend well. Add
the raisins. Turn into the prepared pan and bake about 30 minutes.
Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into 24 squares. 1 serving = 1
cookie = 1 bread exchange plus 1/2 fat exchange. CHO 15, PRO 1, FAT
2, CAL 80, Na 98
Servings: 24 servings
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