Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2 3/4  cups          all-purpose flour
   1 1/2  cups          light brown sugar -- packed
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      baking soda
     3/4  cup           applesauce
     1/2  cup           shortening
   2                    eggs
   1      teaspoon      ground cinnamon
   1      teaspoon      pure vanilla extract
     1/4  teaspoon      ground cloves
   1      cup           seedless raisins
   1      cup           nuts -- chopped
                        ***BROWNED BUTTER GLAZE***
     1/3  cup           margarine
   2      cups          confectioners' sugar
   1 1/2  teaspoons     pure vanilla extract
   2      tablespoons   hot water -- up to 4

Preparation:

1. Mix together all ingredients except Glaze. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate.) 2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet; bake in preheated 375 F. oven until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 10 minutes. 3. Immediately remove from cookie sheet, cool and spread with Browned Butter Glaze. Browned Butter Glaze 1. Heat margarine over low heat until golden brown. 2. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. 3. Beat in 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water until smooth and of desired consistenc