This page was created November, 1996, last modified on November 11, 2004.
1/2 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Cream cheese, softened 1/2 ts Salt
1 c Light brown sugar,* 1 tb Vanilla
1/2 c Granulated sugar 2 c Candied fruit, mixed
2 Eggs 2 c Broken pecans or almonds
3 c Flour
* firmly packed
The cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the fruits
sparkle and sweeten the flavor. Nice for using the candied fruits that didn't
make it into the fruit cake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl,
cream shortening and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add sugars and
eggs, mixing well. In a seperate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt
together.
Add flour mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla. Mix
well. Add candied fruit and nuts.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly
oiled cookie sheet and bake at 350x for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies will
be just browned at the edges.
Hint: You may have to mix candied fruit and nuts in with your hands; a little shortening on your fingers will keep the mixture from sticking.
Yield: 3 dozen. Irene Holloway, Chevy Chase, MD
This page was created November, 1996, last modified on November 11, 2004.
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