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Christmas Fruit Cookies Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Cookie Recipes   |   Christmas Recipes
Average Rating: (2 votes)
Yield: 72 cookies
 
Ingredients
  1/2  cup Shortening  
  1/2  cup Brown sugar; firmly packed  
  2  each Eggs  
  1/2  tsp Vanilla  
  1/2  tsp Soda  
  1-1/2  tbsp Buttermilk  
  1  cup Flour  
  1/4  tsp Allspice  
  1/4  tsp Nutmeg  
  1/4  tsp Cinnamon  
  1/4  cup Bourbon  
  1/2  lb White raisins  
  1/2  lb Candied cherries  
  1/2  lb Candied pineapple  
  1/2  cup Flour  
  1-1/2  cups Pecans; chopped  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Cream shortening and sugar; beat in eggs and add vanilla. Dissolve soda in buttermilk.

 
  2. Combine 1 cup flour and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and bourbon. Beat well after each addition.

 
  3. Coat fruit with 1/2 cup flour; stir fruit and nuts into batter. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 min.

 
   


 



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