Prune-Pecan Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022
The prunes in this recipe are finely chopped so no one will need to know they appear in these crisp, lightly sweet cookies.—Lucille Dent, Galesburg, Michigan

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 7 pitted dried plums (prunes)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 24 pecan halves

Directions

  1. In a blender, puree eggs and plums until finely chopped. Pour into a bowl. Add sugar. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to plum mixture and mix well.
  2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Top each cookie with a pecan half. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 54 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.