Giant Apple Cookie

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups apples coarsely
1/2 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 3/8 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons egg well
1 extra egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts
2 tablespoons golden raisins
5 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 tablespoon whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

m skillet, o er a low heat, combine apples, apple juice lemon juice. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring twice. Increase to high and = boil for 10 minutes (if apples start burn, reduce heat to simmer). Cover= = and remove from heat. Cool completely. =0D Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-1/2" pizza pan with foil, leaving= = an overhang all around the edges. Grease and flour the foil. Set aside. =0D Combine the sugars, flour, salt, cinnamon and butter until it is the = texture of coarse oatmeal. Stir in egg and vanilla until they are just = blended. Add apple mixture, walnuts and raisins. Mix until everything i= s = well combined. Turn mixture into prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap = and press dough to within 1/4" of the edge of the pan. Peel off plastic = and bake until brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and slide the = cookie and foil out of the pan and onto a wire rack. Cool for 30 minutes.= = Slide a large knife or metal spatula between the cookie and the foil to = separate. Pull out the foil and cool the cookie completely. =0D Combine all of the ingredients for the icing in a small bowl. Drizzle = over the top of the cookie in long lines. Let icing set, then cut into = wedges and serve. =0D