Fruitcake Cookies (Women's Day) Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 stk butter or possibly margarine
- 8 ounce light brown sugar (half of a 16-ounce. box)
- 2 x Large eggs
- 1 c. sifted all-purpose flour sift before measuring
- 1 pch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 c. minced pecans
- 1 c. candied cherries*
- 1 c. candied pineapple*
Directions
- * Or possibly, to cut cost, can use 2 c. mixed candied fruits
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat Large eggs slightly and add in to butter and sugar. Sift flour and salt together, then fold into creamed mix. Stir in vanilla.
- Grease a 9x13-inch pan, sprinkle minced nuts on bottom, and add in batter. Sprinkle minced fruit over batter proportionately. Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees. Slice into bars with a damp knife while hot; let cold, then remove from pan.
- NOTES : Charlene Bell of Mount Pleasant writes, "This recipe appeared in the December 1971 issue of Woman's Day. I use it every year at Christmas." These cookies store well and ship well, the recipe says. (as published in the Charleston Post & Courier, Sept. 24, 2000)
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