Chewy Pineapple Oatmeal Cookies




How can you NOT try a cake with “De Luxe” in its name? There is no shortage of prune cake recipes in the Hawai’i cookbooks of this era, and based on the results of this one recipe, I can see why. It is fluffy, moist, and subtly prune-y! The tender bits of chopped cooked prunes throughout add a delightful texture.
1 cup brown sugar1 cup white sugar3/4 cup butter1 cup shortening3 eggs, well beaten3 cups flour1 tsp. salt1 tsp. soda1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. cloves Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and beat well. Mix and sift remaining dry ingredients. Add to first mixture, mixing well. Add enough sifted flour so that you can work dough…