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Candied Fruit Christmas Cookies
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 4
Categories:
Christmas
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
white sugar 2
cups
shortening 3
eggs 4
rounded c. flour 1
teaspoon
cinnamon 1
teaspoon
baking soda 1
teaspoon
baking powder 1
teaspoon
vanilla 1/2
pound
bleached raisins,
cut up
1/4
pound
candied cherries,
cut up
1/2
pound
dates,
cut up
2
cups
nuts,
chopped
6
slices
candied pineapple (3 red,
3 green, cut up)
1/2
cup
(extra) flour to stir in fruit immediately
Directions:
Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs, then beat well. Add 4 cups flour
(measured, unsifted) to which the next 3 ingredients have been sifted.
Add vanilla. Stir in the bowl of cut up fruit and nuts. Form rolls in
waxed paper and refrigerate overnight. Slice (1/4 inch thick) and bake at
350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't overbake as the fruit will
harden.
Grease cookie sheets.
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