Fruitcake Cookies

By bweber

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

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).