Now that Thanksgiving is done. I can start posting my Christmas cookie recipes without feeling guilty. You won’t feel guilty making these cookies either because each batch makes 12 -18 cookies because no one needs dozens of cookies laying around when you are the only one around to eat them. Over the next couple of weeks I will be posting the treat recipes that are traditional for me or for my family.
Fruit cake has a horrible reputation. If you have only have had fruitcake from a grocery store it probably deserves it’s horrible reputation. In my family, my dad and I love fruitcake. The rest of the family not so much. So every year, I try to find a I recipe to change the rest of the family’s minds about fruitcake. This year I found a recipe for fruitcake cookies that use just enough candied fruit to remind you they are supposed to be fruitcake. I really like the resulting soft, slightly chewy cookie.
Fruit Cake Cookies
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 TBS lightly beaten egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract, optional
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped candied green cherries
1/4 cup chopped candied red cherries