Best My Delicious Fruitcake Cookies Recipes

MY GRANDMA'S FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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My grandmother called them Merry Christmas Cookies. This recipe is her own take on fruitcake cookies.

Provided by minky410

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 144

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored cream sherry
7 cups chopped mixed nuts
2 cups chopped raisins
2 cups pitted chopped dates
1 pound candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
1 pound red and green candied cherries, chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease several baking sheets. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside.
Beat together the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, alternating each addition with about 2 tablespoons of milk until all the milk is incorporated and the dough is soft. Beat in the sherry, and mix in the nuts, raisins, dates, pineapple, and cherries until thoroughly mixed. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the bottoms are very lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 99.6 calories, Carbohydrate 12.4 g, Cholesterol 7.3 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 20.9 mg, Sugar 8.1 g

FRUITCAKE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

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As holiday gifts, these rich fruit-and nut-filled cookies are pretty and practical. These are great make ahead Christmas cookies -the taste actually gets better over time! -Julia Funkhouser, Carson, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups dates, finely chopped
4 ounces red candied cherries, halved
4 ounces candied pineapple, diced
1/2 cup whole hazelnuts, toasted
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients., Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container. (Cookies are best after a few days.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265 calories, Fat 15g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 168mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

MY DELICIOUS FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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I found this recipe in a very old publication. I did not have all the ingredients called for, so I improvised and it turned out very pretty and tasted really good! As I am not a fan of fruitcake I was surprised how good these cookies turned out.

Provided by Rose M. Helle

Categories Cookies

Time 43m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 c butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
1 egg
1-1/4 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 c chopped, pitted dates
1-1/2 c extra-fancy fruitcake fruit mix, chopped
1-1/2 c coarsley chopped walnuts, toasted

Steps:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Fold in fruits and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in wire racks.