Prune and Raisin Filled Cookies Recipe
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Prune and Raisin Filled Cookies

By: Lucy Hurlbut 
"This is a prune and raisin filled cookie with chopped walnuts added if desired. The cookies are made into loaves approx. 3 1/2 to 4 inches wide and 8 to 10 inches long. After baking the loaves are cut into slices crosswise approx. 1 inch wide. Cookies are glazed on top and decorated with colored sprinkles. Prepare the fruit filling the night before baking."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups pitted prunes
  • 3 cups raisins
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. To Make Filling: Boil prunes until plump. Put raisins in pan, cover with water and heat until water steams. Strain and add 1/2 cup of sugar to raisins, mix well and heat again until almost dry. Remove from heat and set aside. Pit the cooked prunes, if not already pitted, chop and add to raisins. Add chopped nuts, if desired. Set fruit mix aside overnight.
  2. The next day make the dough. In large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Make a well in the center. Add the eggs, milk, grated lemon rind and oil and mix to form dough. Knead the dough to the consistency for rolling.
  3. Divide the dough into 6 parts. Roll each part into a rectangle of 1/8 inch thickness. Put 1/6 of the fruit mix onto the dough rectangle and spread evenly.
  4. Fold the dough lengthwise into the center. Fold the other side in slightly past center, and press seam lightly. Pinch ends to close. Lift the loaf with a spatula and place on lightly greased cookie sheet with seam under.
  5. Bake in 400 degree F (205 degrees C) oven for 18 - 20 minutes (top should be lightly brown). Allow to cool then cut crosswise slices about 1 inch thick.
  6. To Make Glaze: Use juice of 1 lemon and enough confectioners' sugar to obtain consistency for brushing top of cookie. Drop sprinkles onto glaze and allow glaze to set. Enjoy!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 357 | Total Fat: 10.5g | Cholesterol: 27mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by ECHOQUEEN   view full review
I have been looking for a prune slice recipe for years, without any luck....I cannot believe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2006 by Feeding Frenzy   view full review
Delicious! This is very similar to my grandmother's recipe. The only difference for my family...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2007 by Patrick Wright   view full review
I made these cookies for our family gathering this weekend and everybody loved them so much...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2010 by Jezebelina   view full review
Unlike the other reviewers, I had never heard of these cookies before, and did not have a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by Ma's Diner   view full review
Here's a good way roll out the dough and form the logs: Wet your counter top, then put down a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2010 by KAT   view full review
I just made thhis recipe. Been looking for one for a long time. My husband is from RI and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2010 by Jannydio   view full review
I was also looking for a recipe like this for years. My Italian grandmother made them at...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by robynleez   view full review
I made these cookies today and they came out great! My mother had requested this recipe but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by KRISTA1220   view full review
Thanks you so much!!! I've been trying to find this recipe that an elderly Italian friend of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2009 by Rosanne   view full review
Glad to have found this recipe. I too am from Rhode Island and my Mom and Grandma used to...

 

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