Prunes and chocolate: one of life's divine combinations.
Ingredients
- 1 cup soft butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar or natural cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pitted prunes, chopped
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped
- 1 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small chunks
Cooking
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Cream butter, and add sugars, vanilla, and egg. Mix flour with salt, and add to butter and sugar mixture, stirring well. Dissolve baking soda in the boiling water, and pour liquid into the batter. Stir in rolled oats and mix thoroughly. Then add prunes, nuts, and chocolate, mixing to combine.
Using a tablespoon, form balls of cookie dough and place on parchment-lined cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork dipped in water. Bake about 10—12 minutes or until done.
