3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup applesauce

2 cups flour

1-1/2 cups oatmeal, uncooked

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup ground almonds

1 cup chopped pecans and/or 1 cup raisins (optional)

 

Cream together butter and sugars.  Add almond extract, eggs, vanilla, and applesauce.  Mix well.  Blend in flour, oatmeal, baking soda, and almonds.  If desired, add pecan pieces and raisins.  Drop by teaspoons onto Teflon coated cookie sheet and bake at 350 deg. for 8-10 minutes.

 

Yield:  3 dozen cookies.