Cream: 11/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter Add; 1 beaten egg 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg combine 2 cups four 1 tsp bkg soda Add half the flour mixture to creamed mixture and then add 1/4 cup apple juice or milk Add the other half of the flour mixture stir in: 1 cup chopped, cored apples 1 cup chopped raisins 1 cup chopped nuts (op) Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 min or until cookies are firm at 375. While cookies are still warm frost with vanilla glaze. Vanilla Glaze: Blend and spread: 1cpu powder sugar 1 tblspn butter, softened 1/4 tsp vanilla (maple is good too) 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 Tblsp milk This is very close to the recipe I found in another cookbook. I think it is a little softer cookie and sweeter than the one I used to use. Have not been able to locate my first and favorite