Applesauce Drop Cookies

Recipe is from Aunt Lola.

1 cup fat
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 ½ cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp nutmeg
3 cups raisins
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
2 cups applesauce
1 cup nuts

Cream together fat and sugar. Stir in eggs. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Mix in raisins and rolled oats. Add to creamed mixture in three portions alternately with applesauce in two portions. Beat well. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.