Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup snipped dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped dates
Directions
Cream together the oil and sugar. Add the egg. Then blend in the
remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly oiled baking
sheet. Bake in 350 F oven for about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack
and store in a tightly closed container.
1 cookie - 77 calories, 1/2 fruit exchange, 1 fat exchange 9 grams
carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 4 grams fat 7 mg sodium, 70 mg
potassium, 8 mg cholesterol
Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93
Servings: 36 servings
Christmas Fruitcake Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cake; Christmas; Cookie; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
We are able to track the history of written recipes far back into distant history, in truth as far as pharonic Egypt, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, these, old records were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe found, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. As we move into The time of the romans around 25BC a roman called Apicius created some scripts which described recipes prepared by wealthy Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were separated into appetizers, entrees and afters, something we still use today. Additionally, he describes how the ancient Romans were skilled in the use of many herbs and spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like thyme, mint and dill. During the following few hundred years, the powerful and rich tried to lay on the most extravagent banquests, and as a result the best chefs and their collection of recipes were greatly in demand. Even so, it was during the 1800s that cooking and recipe books became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collecting, verifying, and publishing recipes to help cooks of their time. By the advent of the 20th century, cookbooks are increasing in popularity as a result of increased literacy, people having increased spare time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Christmas Fruitcake Cookies recipe.
