Irresistible Fruitcake Cookies

By jenlin

Ingredients

• 1 cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter chilled and cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/4 cup glazed cherries chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped dried fruit apricot, cranberries, figs
• 3 tablespoons chopped nuts use pecans/walnuts/almonds

Details

Adapted from livingsweetmoments.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper

Chop the nuts and fried fruits

Add all the dry ingredients in the food processor few pulses. Add the butter and give the food processor several pulses till it turns into a crumbly mixture. Add nuts, dried fruits and glace cherries and tablespoon of orange juice and give one final pulse

Transfer to a floured surface and knead and shape into a log, cling wrap, and chill for an hour

Cut it into 1/4 inch discs and arrange on the cookie sheets

Bake for 14-16 minutes till the cookies are baked through and turns golden brown on the edges

Let the cookies cool down completely on a baking rack

Store leftovers in airtight container for 4-5days