Grandma Packer’s Applesauce Cookies

Cream:
1 ½ C. shortening
3 C. sugar
3 eggs
3 C. applesauce
Add:
6 C. flour
1 ½ t. salt
3 t. soda
1 ½ t. cinnamon
1 ½ t. cloves
1 ½ t. allspice
Add:
1 ½ C. raisins or
1 ½ C. dates
½ C. nuts
Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Frost.