Holiday Fruit Drop Cookies: Don't Like Fruitcake? You will Love These!
Welcome to Part 1 of my December Holiday Series! I'm not doing the usuals, I want to give you some new (well old LOL) ideas! These cookies, officially named Holiday Fruit Drops straight out of 1945 are a delicious and easy cookie with the flavors of fruit cake but the lightness of the perfect bite!
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1 Cup Shortening
2 Cups Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
3 1/2 Cups Flour
1 TSP Baking Soda
1 TSP Salt
1 1/2 Cups Pecans, Chopped
2 Cups Candied Cherries, Halved
2 Cups Pitted Dates, Chopped
Set oven to 400. Mix shortening, brown sugar and eggs well. Mix in buttermilk. Blend flour, salt and baking soda and mix into shortening mixture. Stir in pecans and fruits. Chill dough 1 hour. Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes. Bake until no imprint remains when lightly touched. Cool completely.
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Fruitcake Slice 'n' Bake Cookies | Christmas Cookies
A Christmas classic is remade without all the heft (or kitsch). You'll spread holiday cheer with this festive riff.
Ingredients:
1 cup candied fruit
1 teaspoon firmly packed orange zest
1 teaspoon loosely packed lemon zest
1/4 cup spiced or dark rum
2 cups butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cane syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Recipe:
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Shopping List
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•1 cup butter, room temperature
•1 1/2 cups sugar
•2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•2 eggs
•1/2 tsp. salt
•1/2 tsp. baking soda
•1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
•1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
•8 oz. candied pineapples
•8 oz. candied cherries
•8 oz. dates
•2 cups pecans, chopped
Cooking Instructions
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•Preheat over to 350°F.
•Quarter the pineapples, cherries, nuts, and dates, so they are roughly about the same size. In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon; set aside.
•In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
•Add eggs and beat well.
•Add flour mixture and incorporate ingredients. Stir in vanilla, fruits, and nuts.
•Place spoonfuls of dough onto cookie sheets and bake 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
•Let cookies cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Fruit Cake Cookies | Betty Crocker Recipe
Even if you’re not a fruit cake fan, we’d advise you to give these cookies a chance. Sweet dried fruits, warm spices, orange zest, toasted almonds and brandy are combined to make these sweet and chewy cookies that are so good, they might just change your mind about fruit cake!
Full recipe:
Old Fashion Fruit Cake Cookies
In the 1960's these cookies were call Merry Christmas Cookies.
The Recipe
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup of light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon cardamom or one teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream the above ingredients until light and fluffy
Mix fruit and nuts in large bowl.
16 ounces candied cherries and pineapple
3/4 cup dried dates
3/4 cup dried apricots
2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup chopped English walnuts
3 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup whole milk
Chill dough before baking.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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Fruitcake Cookies
Do you like fruitcake? Do you like cookies? If your answer is yes to either of these questions, then you will surely like these cookies. It is a beautiful cookie. The red and green cherries are like jewels in the cookies. Try these and I guarantee you will like them.
Recipe below.
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup candied cherries, we used red and green, chopped
1/2 cup candied pineapple, chopped
1/2 cup candied orange peel
1/2 cup pecan pieces, chopped
Cream butter and sugar. Add molasses. Mix well. Add egg, mix well. Add spices, mix well. Add fruit and pecans and stir by hand until well mixed. Chill dough 30-45 minutes. Drop onto sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool on cooling racks then transfer to platter to serve.
Enjoy!
Karen, Paul, Stephanie