Fruit Cake Cookies

Name: Fruit Cake Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1 egg; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. rum flavor; 3/4 cup candied cherries (chopped); 3/4 cup candied pineapple (chopped); 3/4 cup raisins (coarsely chopped); 1 1/2 cups pecans (chopped)

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Fruit Cake Cookies

dbasher @cook_4014857

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Ingredients

1 cupbutter
1 cupconfectioners sugar
1egg
2 1/2 cupsflour
1/4 tsp.cream of tartar
1 tsp.vanilla
1 tsp.rum flavor
3/4 cupcandied cherries (chopped)
3/4 cupcandied pineapple (chopped)
3/4 cupraisins (coarsely chopped)
1 1/2 cupspecans (chopped)

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Steps

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In mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar; beat in egg, vanilla & rum flavor. Gradually add flour & cream of tartar, beating just until mixed. Stir in cherries, pineapple, raisins & nuts. Divide dough in half. Roll each into a log about 2 inches around. Wrap in wax paper – freeze firm.
To bake, slice cookie rolls ¼ inch thick with a sharp knife; place on a greased baking sheet & bake at 375* for 12 – 14 minutes until lightly browned on edges. Cool on rack.
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candied pineapple
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mixing the candied fruit, raisins, & nuts into the dough
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fruitcake dough rolled into logs
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sliced cookies, ready for baking
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the fruitcake cookie