Best Fruit Madness Cookies Recipes

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl. Cream the butter and sugar in a separate bowl, then gradually add the eggs. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending well. Mix the pecans, cherries, pineapple and raisins in a large bowl, then pour the batter over them. Fold the fruit and nuts into the batter by hand, mixing well. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and done.

MIXED FRUIT-AND-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugars, and mix until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time until combined; mix in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in coconut, apricots, dates, macadamias, and pistachios.
• Drop batter, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer cookies on parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely.

FRUITY COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix the marmalade with 2 tbsp boiling water. Stir into the creamed mix, then add the spices, oats, flour and baking powder. Mix in the fruit and nuts.
• Dust your hands and surface with flour and roll the dough into a long sausage shape. Cut into about 20 discs. Place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment, spaced out as they will spread. Bake for about 25 mins until golden brown.

CONTEST-WINNING FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pecans, cracker crumbs, raisins, cherries and pineapple. In a large saucepan, combine marshmallows, milk and butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. , Pour over pecan mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls and roll in the coconut.

MALTED MADNESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, 1/2 cup malted milk powder, the baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lined cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir all Malt Glaze ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Spread Malt Glaze over cooled cookies. Sprinkle with crushed malted milk balls.

GEORGE'S FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in warm water.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and the sugar. Beat the eggs and mix in. Stir in molasses, chopped nuts, fruit cocktail, raisins and vanilla. Mix in spices, baking soda and salt. Sift the flour and stir in. Mix until well blended.
• Drop by teaspoon on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

FRUITY NO-BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place cereal in a food processor; process until finely crushed. Add cream cheese; process until blended. Shape into 1-in. balls. Coat bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip in sugar. Press cookies with bottom of glass to flatten to 1/4-in. thickness; re-dip glass in sugar as needed. Freeze 30 minutes or until firm., In a microwave, melt candy coating and shortening; stir until smooth. If desired, stir in lemon extract. Dip cookies in coating mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. If desired, immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

MOONLIGHT MADNESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until soft dough forms.
• On floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; combine scraps and reroll dough once. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 1 inch apart. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Frost cookies with white icing and small amount of black icing to form gray, swirling to blend. Press 2 candies into each cookie for eyes. Let stand until set. With black icing, pipe eyebrows, nose and mouth onto each cookie.