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A Pinch of Joy

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Fruitcake Cookies

Fruitcake Cookies -- A Pinch of Joy

Fruitcake Cookies studded with candied citrus rinds, maraschino cherries, nuts and a symphony of spices  — truly stellar!!    I love fruitcake. I confess I feel lonely in this obsession sometimes – especially with the jokes– but there must be other fruitcake lovers somewhere.   (Aren’t there? Please??!)  True, there are good recipes and bad recipes and some commercial fruitcakes are not worthy of the name. Still I’ll gladly sample and discard the bad in order to find and savor the good fruitcake!  This is the good — and in just the right portion!

Fruitcake cookies go together quickly in the order given. Mix the spices with part of the flour and they will be evenly distributed in the cookie, with no hot spots of nutmeg or cinnamon. Mixing the fruitcake bits of candied citrus peel and fruits, the nuts and dates keeps them from sinking to the bottom of the mixture or cookie. The original recipe from a newspaper clipping called for dates, but I don’t always have them on hand and don’t like to buy for such a small amount. (Not cheap – frugal!) I have substituted raisins, golden raisins and candied cherries. I haven’t tried them but I think dried cranberries would also work.

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Cookies studded with candied citrus, cherries, nuts and a symphony of spices -- truly stellar! A unique addition to any cookie tray -- perfect Christmas cookie!
Author: A Pinch of Joy by Charlene Vance
Recipe type: cookie
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4 dozen
Ingredients
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cup flour
  • 8 ounce package fruitcake mix
  • ⅓ cup chopped dates OR golden raisins
  • ¾ cup chopped English walnuts
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix baking soda, spices with 1 cup flour and set aside.
  3. Mix the fruitcake mix, dates and nuts with ½ cup flour until coated and set aside.
  4. Cream sugar and butter until light.
  5. Add eggs and mix well.
  6. Add flour and spices from step 2 and mix well.
  7. Blend in fruit and nut mixture.
  8. Dough will be sticky and appear somewhat shiny. Add remaining ¼ cup of flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. You may not need all of it, depending on the size of the eggs used. Dough consistency should be thick enough to hold shape but will still be sticky.
  9. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper OR grease well.
  10. Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  11. Bake for 10-12 minutes until light brown on the bottom.
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12 Days of Christmas Cookies -- A Pinch of Joy

12 Day of Christmas Cookies:    Fruitcake cookies   Almond Coconut Crunch Cookies      Pineapple Walnut Cookies       Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies           Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprints         Cherry Almond Chews        Polka Dot Macaroons         Red Velvet Cookies with white chocolate and walnuts       Butterscotch Pecan Softies – no bake        Toffee Crisps       Crescent Mini Chip Cookies    Minty Christmas Cookies

12 no bake gifts from the kitchen -- A Pinch of Joy

12 Days of Christmas candy and no-bake recipes:     Christmas Wreath        Potato Chip Clusters    Cherry Mash Bars  Pistachio Fudge      Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheese Mints      Classic Oreo Truffles  Cranberry Pistachio Chocolate Bark    Ritz Turtles   Gooey Golden Chex Mix     Fabulous Fudge     No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

Gifts in a Jar -- A Pinch of Joy #Gifts #Christmas

Gifts in a Jar and free printables:  Savory Chicken Noodle Soup Mix       Hot Chocolate Mix        Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies       Apple Butter Crumb Cake Mix     Potato Soup Mix  Hot Chocolate Mix         Toffee Blondies Mix     Chocolate Andes Mint Cookie Mix   Chai Tea Mix  Chocolate Chip Snickerdoole Pancake Mix

no bake and no stress treats in small batches.  For when you want to have a variety of treats without a lot of leftovers. 

  1. Chocolate Peppermint Grahams
  2. Grinch Kabobs
  3. Butterscotch Pecan Softies
  4. Peanut Butter Double Chocolate Bars
  5. Grinch Kabobs

A dozen Awesome Appetizers and Delicious Dips -- A Pinch of Joy

A Dozen Awesome Appetizer and Delicious Dips from a Pinch of Joy

Bonus!!
Super Delicious Big Batch Cookies   A unique, crispy shortbread type cookie textured with oatmeal, coconut and chocolate chips.
Macaroons and Chocolate — Chewy Coconut macaroons dipped in smooth chocolate
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars —  tastes just like the peanut butter cups in the bright orange wrapper


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  1. Katherines Corner says

    at 6:30 pm

    These remind me of my childhood. Thank you for sharing this yumminess at the cookie swap. Pinned to the Christmas cookie board ♥
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  2. Cathy says

    at 8:50 am

    Oh my goodness these cookies are awesome! What a great idea! All month long I am featuring different holiday cookie creations for my cookie countdown to Christmas! I would love it if you stopped by to check it out! 🙂

    • Charlene says

      at 10:32 am

      thanks for the invitation! I hopped over to take a look — lots of yummy cookies! Congratulations on your blogging birthday too!

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