APPLE PIE CRISP COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco or 1 butter-flavor Crisco stick
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 -8 tablespoons water
• 1 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

• DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 375.
  2. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.
  3. Cookies:.
  4. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, brown sugar and vanilla in lg. bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
  5. Combine oats flour, baking soda and salt. Add alternately with water to creamed mixture stirring with spoon. Mix well after each addition. (Mixture will be crumbly, but will hold together when shaped into a.
  6. small ball) Add additional water if necessary.
  7. RESERVE 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping.
  8. Shape remaining dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on a greased baking sheet.
  9. Flatten to 1/8" thickness with floured bottom of glass. Smooth edges.
  10. Bake at 375, for 5-7 minutes, or until light brown around edges are firm. Remove from oven.
  11. Cool on baking sheet about 5 minutes.
  12. Topping:.
  13. Place 1 measuring teaspoonful of apple filling in center of each cookie. Spread carefully to cover.
  14. Combine 1 cup reserved crumbs and finely chopped nuts in a small bowl. Toss until mixed.
  15. Sprinkle over apple filling.
  16. Return to oven.
  17. Bake 5 minutes or until topping is light brown.
  18. Cool 1 minute before removing to cooling rack.