SPICED PRUNE COOKIES WITH ORANGE ICING

Spiced Prune Cookies With Orange Icing image

Provided by Potluck

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 50-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups prunes, cooked, drained and chopped
8 ounces powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
3 tablespoons orange juice
1/8 cup butter, softened

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 -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.3, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 16.5, Sodium 102.5, Carbohydrate 24, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 15.1, Protein 1.9