fruit coctail gems

Name: Fruit Coctail Gems
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) can fruit coctail; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 - egg; 2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves

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Carol Zahn

Highlands Ranch, CO

Updated on Mar 29, 2014

I got this recipe from my sister and I have been making these for over 30 years. They are a soft yummy cookie. If you stuck a bowl of fruit cocktail in front of me I wouldn't eat it but I love these cookies.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 pound can fruit coctail
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 - egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

How To Make fruit coctail gems

Step 1

Drain the fruit cocktail and save the syrup. Cream together butter, sugars, egg and vanilla until fluffy.

Step 2

Add 1/2 cup of syrup with the dry ingredients. Fold in fruit cocktail and drop by teaspoons full on cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Enjoy!
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