1 1/4 Cups Dried Apples — coarsely chopped
1/2 Cup Apple Juice
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 1/3 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
5 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons Egg — well beaten
(About 1 Extra-Large Egg) 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup Walnuts — chopped
2 Tablespoons Golden Raisins
Icing 5 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Whipping Cream — chilled, unwhipped
1/4 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
m skillet, o er a low heat, combine apples, apple juice
lemon juice. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring twice. Increase to high and =
boil for 10 minutes (if apples start burn, reduce heat to simmer). Cover= =
and remove from heat. Cool completely. =0D Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-1/2″ pizza pan with foil, leaving= =
an overhang all around the edges. Grease and flour the foil. Set aside. =0D Combine the sugars, flour, salt, cinnamon and butter until it is the =
texture of coarse oatmeal. Stir in egg and vanilla until they are just =
blended. Add apple mixture, walnuts and raisins. Mix until everything i= s =
well combined. Turn mixture into prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap =
and press dough to within 1/4″ of the edge of the pan. Peel off plastic =
and bake until brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and slide the =
cookie and foil out of the pan and onto a wire rack. Cool for 30 minutes.= =
Slide a large knife or metal spatula between the cookie and the foil to =
separate. Pull out the foil and cool the cookie completely. =0D Combine all of the ingredients for the icing in a small bowl. Drizzle =
over the top of the cookie in long lines. Let icing set, then cut into =
wedges and serve. =0D