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Fruit Cake Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 sticks butter(or oleo)
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 cup water
3 c. flour sifted
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 lb. candied cherries
1 & 1/2 lbs. dates
1 & 1/2 lbs. pecans
2 c. old fashioned oatmeal
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and eggs.Dissolve soda in water and add to butter mixture. Sift flour, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together. Add to butter mixture and mix well. Cut up pineapple, cherries, dates, and pecans in a huge bowl. Mix candied fruit and nuts with oatmeal. Pour the butter batter over oatmeal
mixture and mix well. Drop on greased cookie
sheet. Bake at 325º or 350º until lightly browned. Makes appx. 178 cookies. Baked cookies freeze well.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I don't care for fruit cake but these cookies are
good!

 

 

 

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