Whole fruit and nut cookies

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Whole pitted dates
2 cups Whole candied cherries (red & green)
2 cups Whole pieces candied pineapple
2 cups Whole pecans
2 cups Whole walnuts
2 cups Whole Brazil nuts
1 pounds Butter or margarine
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup White sugar
1 cup Brown sugar
3 Eggs (added one at a time)
5 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 pinch Salt

Directions

Gather the fruits and nuts together to have ready to add to the batter when ready. Cream the butter, sugars and vanilla together; mix well. Then add the 3 eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Then the batter is ready for the fruits and nuts.

Divide the dough into 4 parts and wrap each in aluminum foil and shape the rolls into the size cookie desired. Chill several hours or will keep for several weeks. Slice when desired using a real sharp knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Or watch carefully to brown.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 224 by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Nov 08, 1997

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