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      Title: Spicy Applesauce Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 36 Cookies
 
  1 1/4 c  Brown sugar; packed
    1/4 c  Butter; softened
    1/4 c  Applesauce
      1    Egg
  2 1/4 c  Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
    1/2 ts Ground cloves
           Icing:
      1 pk Unflavored gelatin
    1/2 c  Water; cold
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Confectioner's sugar
    1/2 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 ds Salt
           Colored sugar; if desired
 
  Mix brown sugar, margarine, applesauce and egg in large bowl until
  smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients except icing and colored
  sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour until chilled.

  Heat oven to 375 F. Grease cookie sheet. roll dough 1/8" thick on
  floured cloth-covered surface. Cut with 2-1/2" cookie cutters.
  Place about 1" apart on cookie sheet. Bake 7-9 minutes or until
  edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool
  completely on wire rack. Frost with icing (directions below);
  sprinkle with colored sugar. Let icing dry about 2 hours before
  stacking cookies.
  
  Icing:

  Sprinkle gelatin on cold water in 1-1/2 qt saucepan to soften. Stir
  in sugar. Heat to rolling boil, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered
  10 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour hot mixture over
  confectioner's sugar in small bowl; beat until smooth. Beat in
  remaining ingredients on high speed, scraping bowl frequently,
  until soft peaks form and icing is glossy. Frost cookies.
 
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