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Breakfast Prune Cookies Recipe

	Mbeards2 / All my dishes 8 months, 3 weeks ago These hearty cookies are great for those rushed mornings, just grab a handful and glass a milk and you're good. The recipe originally came from "Cookies! A Cookie Lover's Collection". Prep:20m Cook:10m Servings:36	Mbeards2
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Ingredients

1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar

1/2 cup (125 mL) vegetable shortening

1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine, softened

1 egg

1 teasp. vanilla

2 cups (500 mL) uncooked quick-cooking oats

1 cup (250 mL) whole wheat flour

1/2 teasp. (2 mL) baking soda

1/2 teasp. (2 mL) ground cinnamon

1/4 teasp. (1 mL) ground ginger

1/4 teasp. (1 mL) ground cloves

1/4 teasp. (1 mL) salt

1 cup (250 mL) chopped "orange essence" prunes

1 cup (250 mL) finely chopped cooking apple

1 cup (250 mL) chopped pecans

Directions

Heat oven to 350F (180C).

Lightly grease cookie sheets. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, shortneing, butter, egg and vanilla.

Beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Add oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.

Beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.

Stir in the prunes, apples and pecans.

Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Cool completely before storing.

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Comments

juels 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Saving this recipe! These cookies sound soooo goood! Love the ingredients here!

linda2230 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I agre with Juels, and will be saving this recipe as well. ~~~Judy~~~

notyourmomma 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I love the orange essence prunes and these would be a great breakfast treat. It will be a regular in our household, no pun intended. LOL, thanks for the post.

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