christmas fruit cookies
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My best friend gave me this recipe over 30 years ago. I made them for my mom and they were her favorite cookies. I made them for her several times a year. This is a very labor intensive recipe but very worth it. They are better than fruit cake!!
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds dates, chopped
- 1/2 pound candied cherries, quartered (i like to use both the green and the red ones)
- 1/2 pound candied pineapple (chopped small)
- 12/ pounds chopped nuts, i prefer walnuts
- 1/2 pound almonds, chopped (i omit these because of cost)
- 1 cup raisins (optional)
- 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)
- 2 & 1/2 cups flour
- 1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How To Make christmas fruit cookies
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Step 1In a very large mixing bowl (I use a round, metal dishpan) combine and set aside all fruits, nuts, raisins and coconut.
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Step 2Cream together; sugar, eggs, vanilla and butter (margarine). Sift in remaining dry ingredients.
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Step 3Mix with fruit/nut mixture. There is less dough than fruit/nuts so you really have to mix it well.
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Step 4I use a small ice cream scoop to drop dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake. They should come out light golden brown. These are a soft, chewy cookie.
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Step 5This recipe makes about 150-170 cookies. Since this is such a labor intensive recipe I like to make a double batch and then portion out the dough in logs, wrap and freeze. When it comes time to bake I just take out as many logs as I want, slice about 1/2" think and bake.
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