Whole Wheat Vegetarian Persimmon Cookies

• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 and a 1/2 cups persimmon pulp
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (toast, if desired)
• 1 to 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips, based on personal taste (can substitute 1 cup raisins or chopped dates)

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In large bowl, combine applesauce and brown sugar and mix well.
3. Sift together the whole-wheat flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
4. Stir the flour ingredients into the sugar mixture. Add the vanilla extract and mix well. Batter will be thick.
5. Stir in the persimmon pulp, 1/4 teaspoon salt, walnuts, and chocolate chunks.
6. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 15-17 minutes, until cookies are set and firm around the edges. Transfer immediately to wire rack to cool.

unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, vanilla, persimmon pulp, salt, walnuts, semisweet chocolate

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/whole-wheat-vegetarian-persimmon-cookies-52571971 (may not work)