Fruit Cake Cookies
2# dates (chopped)
1/2# candied cherries
1/2# candied pineapple
1# pecans
2.5 C sifted flour
1.5 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 C margarine
1.5 C sugar
2 eggs
Cut fruit and nuts in large pieces. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Scatter about 1/2 C over fruit and nuts. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually creaming until mix is light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
To creamed mix, add fruit and nuts and remaining sifted dry ingredients. Mix well, drop from tsp onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake on 350 for 10 minutes (it took mine 11-12 minutes). Remove from oven, cool slightly.
Makes 150 cookies. These also freeze really well if you cook, package and freeze in an airtight container or freezer bags.
1/2# candied cherries
1/2# candied pineapple
1# pecans
2.5 C sifted flour
1.5 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 C margarine
1.5 C sugar
2 eggs
Cut fruit and nuts in large pieces. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Scatter about 1/2 C over fruit and nuts. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually creaming until mix is light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
To creamed mix, add fruit and nuts and remaining sifted dry ingredients. Mix well, drop from tsp onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake on 350 for 10 minutes (it took mine 11-12 minutes). Remove from oven, cool slightly.
Makes 150 cookies. These also freeze really well if you cook, package and freeze in an airtight container or freezer bags.
These are the cookies I made for the new play group in our neighborhood. Since the recipe makes so many...plenty to share. If you're looking for a good dessert to take to a holiday gathering or just something to share with friends, this is a good one. Just FYI...the candied cherries and pineapples are hard to find outside of the holidays, so if you think you might make these...best to get the ingredients now (they do have a pretty good shelf life).
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