Spiced Prune Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Make the dough: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until the dough just comes together. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until combined, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap; shape into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Combine the prunes and brandy in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until the prunes soften, about 1 minute; let cool slightly. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and add the apricot preserves, cinnamon and pepper; puree. Scrape into a
• small bowl and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the dough in half; roll out each half into a 6-by-12-inch rectangle on a floured surface. Transfer the rectangles to the prepared pan; refrigerate until slightly firm, at least 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the prune mixture over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on one long side of each rectangle. Starting with the opposite long side, gently roll each rectangle into a tight log and position seam-side down. (If the dough becomes too soft to work with, refrigerate briefly.) Brush the logs with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the coarse sugar. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Trim the ends of each log, then slice each into twelve 1-inch-thick rounds. Arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared pan, seam-side down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the cookies are golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool on the pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Cream sugar, eggs and butter.
• Mix flour, soda, salt and spices.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Add milk, prunes and nuts.
• Chill one hour.
• Drop by teaspoonful on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Steps:

• In bowl.Cream 2/3 c butter,brown sugar,milk,vanilla.
• Add flour,salt,cinnamon,baking powder and soda. Mix in chopped prunes and nuts.
• preheated oven 350 degrees,bake 10-12 minutes,drop teaspoon full on greased cookie sheet.Cool and frost.
• Mix and beat till smooth icing ingredients.When light and fluffy,ice cookies -- And watch them disappear -- .

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the plums, water, cinnamon, cloves and ginger; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until cool. Stir in lemon juice. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.