Prune and Walnut Stuffed Cookies
Prune and Walnut Stuffed Cookies are a traditional sweet treat, often associated with Eastern European or Jewish cuisine, where a buttery, shortbread-like dough is filled with a sweet, spiced paste of prunes and chopped walnuts. They are typically formed into a log, sliced before baking, and sometimes finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
These cookies are primarily a source of carbohydrates and fats, with the prunes offering dietary fiber, potassium, and iron, while the walnuts contribute healthy unsaturated fats and some plant-based protein. A single cookie typically contains around 150-200 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 360 kcal |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbs | 48 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 24 g |
| Sodium | 120 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Magnesium | 45 mg |
| Iron | 2.5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 90 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.15 mg |
| Copper | 0.4 mg |
| Manganese | 0.8 mg |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg |
Per 2 cookies (80 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Culturally, they represent a classic holiday or celebratory cookie in many Ashkenazi Jewish households, often made for Hanukkah. Nutritionally, they are unique for pairing the natural sweetness and fiber of dried fruit with the rich, omega-3 fatty acids found in walnuts.
