Fruitcake Cookies

Name: Fruitcake Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 3/4 c. cake flour, spooned and leveled, divided; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt; 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon; Pinch ground nutmeg; 1/2 c. chopped toasted pecans; 1/2 c. chopped pistachios; 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 c. packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract, divided; 1 c. finely chopped Maraschino cherries, well drained; 1/4 c. finely chopped candied pineapple; 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar; 1/2 tsp. brandy; 2 tsp. milk

Fruitcake Cookies was pinched from <a href="https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a36899/fruitcake-cookies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.countryliving.com.</a>

"Wrap the edges of a cardboard pie slice box (paramoreartworks.etsy.com) with decorative ribbon (thestockroom.etsy.com). Wrap cookies in parchment, then secure with ribbon and tuck inside box...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 3/4 c. cake flour, spooned and leveled, divided

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1 tsp. baking powder

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1/2 tsp. baking soda

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1/4 tsp. Kosher salt

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1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon

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Pinch ground nutmeg

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1/2 c. chopped toasted pecans

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1/2 c. chopped pistachios

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1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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1 c. packed dark brown sugar

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1 large egg, at room temperature

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1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract, divided

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1 c. finely chopped Maraschino cherries, well drained

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1/4 c. finely chopped candied pineapple

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1/2 c. confectioners' sugar

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1/2 tsp. brandy

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2 tsp. milk

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