Fruitcake Cookies
By bweber
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 pound mixed candied fruit and peel
- 4 cups chopped toasted pecans
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300°.
Beat sugar and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until blended.
Stir in candied fruit and peel, pecans, raisins, and cherries.
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart onto lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire racks (about 20 minutes).
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