Iced Applesauce Oatmeal Pistachio Cookies

Ingredients

4 Tbs butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg
1/2 cup applesauce

1 1/2 cups

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup raisins

1 cup deshelled pistachios

1 cup powdered sugar

1 Tbs maple syrup

1/2 Tbs vanilla

1 Tbs water

Procedure

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and apple sauce. Stir well. Mix in oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix in raisins and pistachios. Dollop unto greased baking sheet and bake for 9-12 minutes. Transfer to wire rack or paper towel to cool. In a small mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and water. Whisk lightly until smooth. Drizzle across tops of cookies.

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Inspired by a Martha Stewart recipe

Biscotti: Three ways

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
4 Tbs butter or margarine (1/2 stick)
2 tsp vanilla extract

for Chocolate Almond Biscotti add:
3 Tbs cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 large handful almonds, coarsely chopped

for Orange Chocolate Biscotti add:
1 1/2 tsp orange extract
1 cup chocolate chips

for Pisachio Raisin Biscotti add:
2/3 cup pistachio nuts
2/3 cup raisins

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar until uniform consistency. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and any other extracts. Add flours and salt, and mix until everything comes together. Stir in any nuts, dried fruits, or chocolate chips.

Divide dough in half, forming each half into a log (about 10 inches long). Lay each log on a greased cookie sheet, and press to flatten each log to 1 inch thick. Bake for 25 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. While cooling, turn oven down to 325 degrees.

Cut each half diagonally, into 1/2 inch thick slices. Lay each slice, cut side down, onto the baking sheet, and bake (at 325 degrees) for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and turn each slice over, bake for another 10 minutes. Biscotti should be lightly browned, and hard on the edges. Centers will harden as biscotti cools. Cool on a wire rack.

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Adapted from a Cooking Light recipe.