DELICIOUS WHOLE WHEAT FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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This is a very good fruitcake and pretty easy too! The whole wheat flour gives it a nice flavor. This recipe can be baked in a loaf pan as a fruitcake or as drop cookies.

Provided by Tuula

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup water
1 cup raisins
2 tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup dates, pitted and chopped
½ cup candied mixed fruit peel, chopped
½ cup chopped nuts
½ cup chopped dried mixed fruit

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 5x9 inch loaf pan.
In a saucepan over medium heat, cook together the sugar, water, raisins, butter and salt. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Sift together the flour, soda, ginger and cinnamon. Stir into the cooled cooked mixture.
Add the chopped dates, mixed peels, nuts and dried fruit.
Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or drop by the teaspoon on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.6 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 3.4 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 132.6 mg, Sugar 19.4 g