3 spicy date apple Recipes

gingersnap cookies (such as nabisco), granulated sugar, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces, chopped peeled granny smith apple (about 1 1/2 lb), coarsely chopped peeled bartlett pear (about 1 1/2 lb), chopped pitted dates or golden raisins, molasses, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg

ground cardamom, extra-large cooking apple, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped, chopped dried dates, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, water, light cream cheese, at room temperature (neufchatel)