mrs. claus' fruit & nut cookies
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Fruit cakey, without the boozy aftertaste. Adapted from northpole.com.
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method
Bake
Ingredients For mrs. claus' fruit & nut cookies
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2 cbutter flavor shortening
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2 1/4 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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3eggs
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1 Tbsphalf and half
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1 tspvanilla extract
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4 1/2 call purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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2 cnuts, chopped
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2 craisins
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5 ozpackage dried cherries
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1 cdried cranberries
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8 ozpackage pitted dates, chopped
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8 ozcandied pineapple, chopped
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7 ozpackage sweetened, flaked coconut
How To Make mrs. claus' fruit & nut cookies
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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2Combine coconut, fruit and nuts in LARGE bowl. Toss with 1/2 cup of flour until evenly coated. Set aside.
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3Whisk 4 cups of flour with baking soda in medium bowl. Set aside.
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4In mixer, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add half & half and vanilla and mix well. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Scrape the cookie batter into the large bowl containing the fruit and nut mixture. Using a large wooden spoon (or clean hands) stir until the fruit and nuts are evenly mixed into the cookie batter.
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5Drop by ice cream scoop* about 3 inches apart onto baking pan (I fit 6 cookies on each pan). Bake 20 minutes, (rotating pan after 10 minutes) or until set. Leave on the pan for a few minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. *Baking time will depend on the size of your scoop. Watch carefully.
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