Unusual chinese chews

1 Servings

Quantity Ingredient
2 Eggs; beaten
1 cup Fruit sugar
3 tablespoons Melted margarine
1 cup Chopped dates
¾ cup Blanched almonds; chopped
¼ cup Candied cherries; chopped
¼ cup Candied pineapple; chopped
4½ tablespoon Candied ginger root; finely chopped
¾ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
⅔ teaspoon Salt

Combine eggs, fruit sugar and melted margarine and beat well. Add dates, almonds, cherries, pineapple and ginger. Mix well, then add flour, baking powder and salt, mixing well. Bake in a greased 8"x8" pan at 350 degrees for 45-50 mins. Cut into squares while still warm. Shape into small balls or logs and roll in fruit sugar.

Source Jean Hopkins-Mom Formatted for Mastercook by Carol Floyd--c.floyd@...

NOTES : These were a special cookie at home when I was growing up. I tried to fing a similar recipe but they were never the same. Mom said she had lost the recipe but when I went for a visit recently I found the recipe. It had been miss filed all these years. I usually add more candied ginger.

Recipe by: Jean Hopkins-Mom

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #872 by Carol & Bob Floyd <c.floyd@...> on Oct 28, 1997

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