Festive fruit cake cookies
36 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Raisins |
| 1 | cup | Candied cherries, coarsely |
| Chopped | ||
| 1 | cup | Candied pineapple, coarsely |
| Chopped | ||
| 1 | cup | Coarsely chopped Brazil nuts |
| ½ | cup | Butter Flavor Crisco |
| Shortening | ||
| ¾ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Almond extract |
| 1¼ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
Directions
Combine fruit and nuts. Mix well. Cream shortening, sugar, egg and flavorings on medium speed of electric mixer until light and creamy.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in fruits. Mix well. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 10-1 minutes, or until golden. Prep Time: 15 minutes Baking Time: 12 minutes Servings: about 36 cookies Freezing: Excellent From 1991 Baking Festival Recipes Typed for you by Dottie Theriault Submitted By DOTTIE THERIAULT On 09-27-95