Holiday Fruitcake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| Flour | 4 Cup (16 tbs), sieved | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Shortening | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg- 2 -€™s, beaten | ||
| Buttermilk/ Thick sour milk- ¾ cup | ||
| Pecan | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Cherries | 1 Cup (16 tbs), quartered | |
| Date | 2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Fruit | 1 Cup (16 tbs), candied | |
| Red/ Green candied cherries- as required | ||
| Butter for greasing | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Pre heat an oven at 187.5 C (375 F).
2. Grease a baking tray with butter and keep aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda. Sieve together and keep aside.
MAKING
4. In a medium sized bowl, combine sugar and shortening. Cream well.
5. Add eggs and beat well.
6. Add sour milk and sieved ingredients and mix well using a rubber spatula.
7. Add remaining ingredients (apart from red and green candied cherry) and mix well.
8. Place spoonfuls, 2 inch apart, on greased baking tray and top each with cherries.
9. Bake in pre heated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till done.
10. Once baked, remove from oven and keep aside to cool. Makes 96 no-€™s.
SERVING
11. Place on a serving tray and serve immediately or store in cookie jars.
1. Pre heat an oven at 187.5 C (375 F).
2. Grease a baking tray with butter and keep aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda. Sieve together and keep aside.
MAKING
4. In a medium sized bowl, combine sugar and shortening. Cream well.
5. Add eggs and beat well.
6. Add sour milk and sieved ingredients and mix well using a rubber spatula.
7. Add remaining ingredients (apart from red and green candied cherry) and mix well.
8. Place spoonfuls, 2 inch apart, on greased baking tray and top each with cherries.
9. Bake in pre heated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till done.
10. Once baked, remove from oven and keep aside to cool. Makes 96 no-€™s.
SERVING
11. Place on a serving tray and serve immediately or store in cookie jars.
Chef
