Name: Fruitcake Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup shortening; 2 cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; ⅔ cup milk; 1 cup pecans; 2 cups dates; 1 cup candied cherries; 1 cup mixed citrus peel; ½ cup candied cherries

Fruitcake Cookies Recipe

Lois Rodriquez Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Fruitcake Cookies

Whip up a fresh batch of fruitcake cookies, made with tart cherries, dates, nuts, and citrus peels, for a nutty and fruity treat!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4cupsall purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
1cupshortening
2cupsbrown sugar,packed
2eggs
⅔cupmilk
1cuppecans,chopped
2cupsdates,pitted and chopped
1cupcandied cherries,quartered, plus ½ cup red and green candied, halved
1cupmixed citrus peel,candied
½cupcandied cherries,red and green, halved

Instructions

Sift the flour, measure, and sift it again with the baking soda and salt.
Cream the shortening, then add the sugar and eggs. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add the milk and flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in the nuts, dates, cherries and candied peel.
Cover and chill the dough for several hours.
Drop the chilled dough by teaspoons, 2-inches apart, onto lightly greased baking sheets. Top each cookie with half of a candied cherry.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!