Prune cookie recipe

Prunes are almost the second most important New Year’s product after mandarin. There are a huge number of delicious dishes with his participation, many of them really deserve an honorable place in your New Year's menu.

"Prune in Chocolate" Many people know such delicious and loved ones. "Prune in Chocolate" candy. It was they who inspired the recipe for this cookie.

And indeed, why not wrap juicy prunes with fragrant nut fillings in chocolate dough? Homemade prunes in chocolate It will definitely taste better than the purchase option!

And in order for this cookie to be completely natural, we advise you to make prunes yourself. You can find some advice on this in our article.

Here's what you'll need to make this magical holiday cookie.

Test ingredients

200g flour
100g butter
1 egg
20g cocoa
50g sugar
1 tsp baking powder
salt

Filling ingredients

200g prunes
50g walnuts
20g almonds
1 tbsp sugar
20g raisins

Preparation

With the preparation of the dough, a kitchen combiner or blender will help perfectly. In the bowl it is necessary to pour cocoa, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix these ingredients carefully.
Now add the egg and butter. Mix the dough and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour, pre-wrapped in a bag or film.
Nuts need to be dried a little in a dry pan and crushed together with raisins. After that, a tablespoon of sugar should be added to the nut mixture.
It's time to fill the prunes with nuts. To do this, carefully cut the plums from the side. Each of them needs to fill 1 tsp. nut mixture.

You can use the remains of prunes for other festive dishes. For example, for a salad like this with prunes and chicken.
The test is divided into small equal parts. Adjust the size of the blanks depending on the size of the dried plums.
Wrap prunes in dough and pinch the edges carefully. Put the blanks down on the paper-covered pan.
It is advisable to bake cookies not too long so as not to overdry. 15 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees will be enough.