Light and Lovely Apple Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup apple juice
2 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
1 medium tart apple, peeled, cored, and shredded
3/4 cup raisins

Frosting

1/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. margarine
2 Tbsp. water
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Beat shortening and brown sugar with an
electric mixer on medium speed until combined.  Add egg and beat 1 minute.  Add
apple juice and beat at low speed until blended.  In another bowl stir together
flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.  Add egg mixture to the flour mixture,
beating at low speed until combined.  Fold in apple and raisins.  Drop dough by rounded
teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are lightly
browned.  Let stand one minute on cookie sheet.  Remove to wire racks and cool.

Frosting

Heat margarine, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and water over medium-high heat, stirring until
sugar dissolves.  Remove from heat.  Stir in sifted powdered sugar.  If frosting begins
to harden, stir in small amount of milk to make of spreading consistency.  Spread
cookies with Caramel Frosting and sprinkle with walnuts