CHOCOLATE FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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You can find this recipe as a Fruitcake in Debbie Macomber's book, Something About Christmas. She asked if she could include it.

Provided by Cynthia Thornlow

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 c each dried cherries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries
1 orange, zested, and juiced
1/2 c dark rum
1/2 c apple juice
1 c butter, soft
1 c sugar
1 c dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/8 c baking cocoa
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c coconut, packed in cup
2 c chopped nuts, walnuts & pecans
1 pkg chocolate chips
1 small bottle with squirt/mist top filled with dark rum

Steps:

  • 1. In a medium size bowl, mix dried fuit, zest and juice of orange, rum and apple juice, cover. Microwave for 5 min. stir and cover and let set until cool.
  • 2. With a mixer cream butter and both sugars, then add eggs 1 at a time, then the vanilla.
  • 3. In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together with a whisk. Add to creamed mixture slowly until combined.
  • 4. Now add the cooled fruit, coconut, nuts and chips. Mixing until just combined.
  • 5. Using a cookie scoop or spoon, place dough on a parchment lined cookie sheep, 12 to a pan. Bake 18 min. at 375*. Let cool on pan for 10 min. then remove to wire rack and mist with the rum
  • 6. Pack these into a plastic container and place in your refrigerator. Like fruitcake they taste better with age..you just don't have to wait 3 weeks before you can enjoy them.

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