Applesauce Granola Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  packed brown sugar
     1/2           cup  shortening
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1                     egg
     1/2           cup  applesauce
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  2               cups  granola
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt

Heat oven to 375º. Beat brown sugar, shortening, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in applesauce. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.                     

Apricot-Cherry Bars

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1            package   yellow cake mix
     1/4           cup  water
     1/4           cup  butter or margarine -- softened
     1/4           cup  packed brown sugar
  2                     eggs
  1                cup  cut-up dried apricots
     1/2           cup  drained chopped maraschino cherries
                        Powdered sugar

Heat oven to 375º. Grease and flour jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch. Beat half of the cake mix (dry), the water, butter, brown sugar and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining cake mix, the apricots and cherries. Spread evenly in pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.