Spiced Apple Cookies

• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup chopped unpeeled apple (seeds and core removed)

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a small saucepan add the raisins and fill with water until raisins are just covered. Bring to a boil and then remove pan from heat. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Drain raisins and reserve.
3. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat together shortening and brown sugar. Then, beat in the egg and the milk.
4. In a separate bowl stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and nutmeg. With the mixer on low, slowly add this to the shortening mixture. Beat until everything is well blended.
5. With a wooden spoon stir in the nuts, apple and drained raisins. Drop by heaping teaspoonful onto cookie sheet. Press the tops of the cookies down slightly with two fingers. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

raisins, shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, walnuts, unpeeled apple

Taken from food52.com/recipes/2214-spiced-apple-cookies (may not work)