Applesauce Refrigerator Cookies

Recipe is from Aunt Lola.

¾ cup fat
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 ½ cups sifted flour
½ tsp soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cloves
½ cup chopped nuts
½ cup applesauce

Cream together fat and sugar. Stir in the egg. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix in nuts. Add to creamed mixture in three portions, alternately with the applesauce in two portions. Form dough into rolls. Wrap in waxed paper and chill in refrigerator. When ready to bake, slice thin. Bake on greased baking sheets at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.