Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce, recipe follows
1 1/2 cups raisins
Powdered sugar, for garnish

Cooking Recipe:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a bowl, combine the dry items you need and set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue creaming. Then add the eggs and applesauce mixing well. Gradually add the dry ingredients and raisins to make dough.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet (save those butterr papers!) and bake until light golden brown, about 9 to13 minutes. The cookies do not brown very much. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Applesauce:
6 apples, McIntosh preferred
1 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional

Peel and core apples and cut into quarters. Place them in an enamel sauce pan with the water and lemon juice then bring to a boil then turn the heat down slightly and simmer 30 minutes to break them down and get them to thicken. Take off the heat and stir in the sugar and cinnamon, if using.

3 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar, plus a little more for sprinkling
3/4 cup semolina flour
3/4 cup tipo 00 flour
1 lemon, zested
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1/4 cup butter, melted and kept hot
1/4 cup raisins, rehydrated

recipe preparation instructions Recipe:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the yolks and sugar and whisk well until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, combine the semolina flour, tipo 00 flour, lemon zest, baking powder and salt and mix well. Stir in the butter and mix well, then fold in the egg yolk mixture and mix well. Fold in the raisins and continue to mix to form a homogenous dough. Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick and cut it into 2-inch lozenge or parallelogram shapes. Butter a cookie sheet and place the lozenges on the sheet. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown and firm. Serve hot or at room temperature.