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Boston cookies with prunes and raisins

Boston cookies with prunes and raisins

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Soft, German-style cookies: a dough made with melted butter and cinnamon, filled with chopped plums and grapes, baked for 12 minutes in small mounds.

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Recipe from Oma Ilse, Juetho, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Boston cookies are a marvel of simplicity and flavor. They are perfect for a light breakfast or snack, offering a unique combination of plum and grape.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time12 min
  • Total27 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.71 $0.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

30 people
  • $0.16
  • $0.08
  • $0.40
  • $0.92
  • $0.06
  • $0.05
  • $0.66
  • $0.38

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Mix the flour, yeast, salt, and cinnamon together. ≈ 4 min
  3. Melt the butter and add it.
  4. Add the sugar and egg, and mix in a mixer. ≈ 4 min
  5. Finely chop the plums and add them along with the grapes; mix well. ≈ 8 min
  6. Place small mounds of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (large enough to cover the entire surface). ≈ 3 min
  7. Cook for about 12 minutes, or until they are golden brown.

The bill

Boston cookies with prunes and raisins

  • 100 g of flour$0.16
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.08
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.06
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05
  • 50 g of chopped plums$0.66
  • 50 g of chopped grapes (or dried pears)$0.38

Total$2.71

that's $0.09 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of flour
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 100 g of butter
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • 50 g of chopped plums
  • 50 g of chopped grapes (or dried pears)

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