Description
Delight in these Best Ever Fruitcake Cookies, loaded with a colorful mix of raisins, candied cherries, pineapple, and Brazil nuts, all combined in a tender, flavorful dough. Perfectly spiced with vanilla and almond extracts, these cookies offer a festive twist on classic fruitcake flavors with a soft yet chewy texture that makes them a holiday favorite.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup golden Crisco shortening
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Fruit and Nuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup candied cherries, red and green, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup Brazil nuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Combine Fruit and Nuts: In a large bowl, mix together the raisins, candied cherries, candied pineapple, Brazil nuts, and half of the flour until well combined.
- Cream Shortening and Sugar: In a separate bowl, cream the golden Crisco shortening and white sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add Egg and Flavoring: Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the creamed mixture on medium speed until light and creamy using an electric mixer.
- Mix Dry and Fruit Mixture: Stir in the fruit and nut mixture along with the remaining flour, baking soda, and salt until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Scoop and Bake: Drop cookie dough by 1-inch scoops onto a parchment-lined or greased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
- Cool: Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on wire cooling racks before serving or storing.
Notes
- Chilling the dough or the scooped dough on a cookie sheet before baking helps the cookies hold their shape and reduces spreading.
- These cookies freeze well for up to 3 months when stored in an airtight container or freezer bag.
- For a softer texture, underbake by a minute, or for crispier cookies bake a minute longer.
- Substitute Brazil nuts with walnuts or pecans for a different nutty flavor.
- Ensure fruits are coarsely chopped to distribute evenly throughout the dough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
