Low Fat Chocolate Cherry Chewies

Brownie-like chocolate-cherry cookies.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 18-24 Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (2 1/2ounce) container prune baby food
• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 7  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup maraschino cherry (drained)
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix prunes & sugar until smooth. Blend in egg & vanilla. In separate bowl combine dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Mix in cherries & walnuts (note: I use a stand mixer & don't bother to chop the cherries. If you stir by hand you may want to chop the cherries before mixing).
3. Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes. These should be a bit soft in the middle so they turn out brownie-like in consistency.