Auntie Elaine Vessella's Molasses Prune Cookies
Maryellen Boudria
ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup shortening (crisco)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups prunes (chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- Frosting:
- 3/4 cup confection sugar
- 3-4 tsp water or milk, more if needed.
- Drop of food coloring if desired
directions
- 1
Cream together 1st three ingredients.
- 2
Add eggs, prunes, and walnuts.
- 3
Add dry indredients.
- 4
Roll dough into ball and chill for 1/2 hour.
- 5
Shape into 5 or 6 loaves and bake at 375 for 20 minutes on a lightly greased cookie cookie sheet.
- 6
Cool completely and frost. Cut on angle.
Source: Gayle Carnevale
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