Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1 cup light brown sugar,*
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp vanilla
2 cup candied fruit, mixed
2 cup broken pecans or almonds
Directions
* firmly packed
The cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the
fruits sparkle and sweeten the flavor. Nice for using the candied
fruits that didn't make it into the fruit cake.
Preheat oven to 350ø.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and cream cheese until smooth and
fluffy. Add sugars and eggs, mixing well. In a seperate bowl, sift
flour, baking soda and salt together.
Add flour mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla. Mix well.
Add candied fruit and nuts.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake
at 350ø for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies will be just browned at
the edges.
Hint: You may have to mix candied fruit and nuts in with your hands; a
little shortening on your fingers will keep the mixture from sticking.
Yield: 3 dozen. Irene Holloway, Chevy Chase, MD
Randy Shearer
Servings: 1 servings
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