Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yields:  Approx. 24 cookies
Prep: 15 min. Bake 12 min.

1 C. Applesauce
1 tsp. Soda
1/2 C. Shortening
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 C. Flour
1 C. Sugar
1 pkg. Chocolate Chips

Mix applesauce and soda in small bowl.  In mixer, mix sugar, shortening, and eggs.  Add applesauce mixture.  Add flour, spices, and chocolate chips.  Mix well.  Bake for 12 min. at 400 deg.

My Note:  I made this today and they did not turn out at all.  I have made them several times and had no problem with them, but today I substituted butter for the shortening.  That is the only thing that I can thing of that made them wrong.  They tasted great, but they were flat as pancakes.  I did read afterward that if you are going to substitute butter for shortening in cookies, that you need to add an extra egg.  I don't know why that would help, but it might be worth trying if you are going to go that route.