fresh apple cookies

These are really yummy cookies if you eat them within a few hours of baking otherwise they get soggy!
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups backed brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup apple juice or milk
1 cup chopped peeled apples
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup raisins (optional)

preheat oven to 350
, combine flour and baking soda in medium bowl. In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and egg. Add half the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend well. Mix in juice or milk. Add the apples, nuts and raisins to the remaining flour. Add this apple mixture to the butter mixture. Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheets and bake 10 minute or until cookies are firm. Makes approx 30 cookies!