Christmas Cookies

Phyllis Stokes and Son
Phyllis Stokes and Son
55.3 هزار بار بازدید - 11 سال پیش - These are actually fruitcake cookies
These are actually fruitcake cookies from somewhere in the 1970's.

Fruitcake Cookies
The batter:
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix all together until smooth and thoroughly combined.

2  2/3 cups all-purpose flour or cake flour (sift before measuring)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Combine flower mixture with butter mixture

Fruits and nuts
8 ounces candied cherries, snipped in half
8 ounces candied pineapple, snipped into small pieces
1 cup golden raisins, soaked in hot water for about 30 minutes then drained.
8 ounces chopped walnuts
8 ounces chopped pecans
Thoroughly mix fruits and nuts with 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Combine fruit and nut mixture with batter making sure all are coated with the batter.

Drop by tablespoon onto parchment lined baking sheets spaced about 2" apart.

Bake at 350 degrees
25 minutes if using stainless steel thick bottom baking pans on bottom rack of the oven
If using dark or thin baking sheets bake for 15-20 minutes.
Cool in pans about five minutes then transfer to cooling racks
These cookies  will keep for several weeks in a cookie jar.

Stainless steel baking sheets sold by Amazon - see thumbnail on my website under
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