Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce, recipe follows
1 1/2 cups raisins
Powdered sugar, for garnish

Cooking Recipe:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a bowl, combine the dry shopping list and set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butterr . Add the brown sugar and continue creaming. Then add the eggs and applesauce mixing well. Gradually add the dry ingredients and raisins to make dough.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet (save those buutter papers!) and bake until light golden brown, about 9 to13 minutes. The cookies (usually round, but not always) do not brown very much. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Applesauce:
6 apples, McIntosh preferred
1 cup water (if your tap water is hard, that is with a lot of minerals, you may want to use bottled water to maintain consistency and taste)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional

Peel and core apples and cut into quarters. Place them in an enamel sauce pan with the water and lemon juice then bring to a boil then turn the heat down slightly and simmer 30 minutes to break them down and get them to thicken. Take off the heat and stir in the sugar and cinnamon, if using.

Ingredients:

2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup graham cracker crumbs, finely ground
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
24 shelled walnut halves
Walnut halves, to garnish

Cooking Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate in a medium size bowl. Add the milk and stir until the mixture thickens, approximately 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from heat and add the crumbs, salt, nuts, and vanilla and stir until well combined. Work quickly as the mixture will become stiff. Using a spoon, drop the mixture into rounded teaspoons onto a prepared greased cookie sheet. Place 1/2 a walnut on top of each cookie. Place cookies in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and quickly transfer onto waxed paper to cool.