Carrot-Spice Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup raisins
1 egg
1/2 cup non-sweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon alcohol free vanilla or vanilla powder
2-1/2 cup rice flour
1-1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
Cream sugar and butter in large bowl.

Add carrots, raisins, egg, applesauce, molasses and vanilla and mix well.

Measure flour, allspice and baking powder into same bowl; slowly stir flour mixture into other ingredients and mix until well blended.

Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.

Bake in 350-degree oven 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet while still warm. Cool on wire rack.

Yield: 48 Cookies