Fruit cake cookies

130 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Margarine, (2 sticks)
1 cup Light brown sugar, , packed firm
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Maple flavoring
3 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
½ cup Milk
1 medium Size box Raisins
6 slices Candied pineapple
2 cups Candied cherries
1 small Box Chopped dates
7 cups Chopped pecans

Directions

Cream margarine and sugar together; add eggs and flavoring. Reserve ½ cup flour; sift the remaining 2-½ cups with the soda and spices. Add to cream mixture alternately with milk.

In a large bowl, dice the pineapple slices and cherries. Add the raisins, dates and nuts. Sift the ½ cup flour over fruit and nuts; toss to coat.

Pour batter over floured mixture. Mix well. Drop by spoonfulls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 300 deg. F for approximately 20 minutes until done.

Cookies may appear to be soft, but will harden a little after they are cooled. Makes about

130 cookies.

Typed by Carolyn Cloe

NOTES : People who don't like fruitcake like these cookies.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #504 by Carolyn <c4@...> on Mar 8, 1997.

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