How about a healthy, tasty, and comfort-food tasting cookie? Here it is. Enjoy!

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry or barley flour
• 1 T cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 tsps ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup baby food prunes - or applesauce
• 1 T chopped fresh ginger
• 1//2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1 1/4 tsps boiling water
• 1/4 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 325.

Sift flour, cocoa and spices in medium bowl and set aside.

Put prunes and ginger into bowl of electric mixer (or use hand mixer) and blend on medium speed till well mixed. Add the brown sugar, and mix till combined. Add the molasses and mix again till combined.

Add the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with baking soda mixture.

Transfer dough to piece of plastic wrap and pat to 1" thickness. Refrigerate until firm.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls, then roll balls in sugar.

Bake 20 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack.