Better-Than-Fruitcake Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 36 |
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Mostly fruit and nuts, these sweet and chewy clusters make excellent gifts, freeze well, can be shipped easily, and most importantly, live up to their name. Ingredients:
2 cups raisins |
1/4 cup bourbon or unsweetened apple juice |
2 tablespoons butter, softened |
1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
1 egg |
3/4 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 cup pecan halves |
3/4 cup red candied cherries, halved |
3/4 cup green candied cherries, halved |
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine raisins and bourbon. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until blended. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the pecans, cherries and raisin mixture.
3. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until firm. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 dozen.
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