Fruit and Nut Refrigerator Cookies
photo by Dorel
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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96 cookies
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 cup chopped candied cherries or 1 cup mixed candied fruit
directions
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- Cream shortening, butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly, I use my electric mixture usually on high power to really whip it up good.
- Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
- Mix well.
- Add fruit and nuts.
- Chill for at least 1/2 hour for easier handling.
- Shape dough into smooth rolls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Wrap in waxed paper or clear wrap and chill overnight or until firm.
- Slice with sharp knife in 1/4 inch slices.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
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Reviews
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These cookies were the best I've ever made. Our youth group just ate them up. I was really surprised at how good they tasted without any chocolate in them! I've already had requests to make them again as soon as possible. I chopped up some candied apricots and used some very finely chopped walnuts and the taste blended perfectly. Plus being able to mix the dough the night before and just slice and slide them in the oven made the recipie even more attractive. I know I'll be making lots more of these.
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I just tried this for the first time tonight for an "emergency" holiday tray for my husbands work... I LOVE IT! It worked great! I changed it a bit by adding 1/3 c hard peppermints that I grated to the consistancy of sea salt and then rolling the dough in them as well... I was hoping for more of a "crust" with this than I got but perhaps if I had chilled the dough first, I might have gotten a different outcome?? ANYWAY! It was awesome! I was afraid of it being TOO pepperminty but it wasn't at all! It was perfect! NOTE! THESE COOKIES SPREAD! I allowed about 2 in space and for the most part that was enough... the thicker is it the bigger it will become :) Thanks for the great go-to recipe for future holiday trays!
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