Giant Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup apple sauce 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup golden raisins 
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 1 cup regular oats 
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Beat sugar and margarine in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 4 minutes).
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add applesauce and vanilla; beat well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
5. Combine flour, baking soda, spice, and salt in a bowl.
6. Add to sugar mixture, beating well. Stir in the oats, raisins, and pecans. Drop dough into 24 mounds 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 375 for 14 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Remove cookies from pans; cool on wire racks.