Easy Christmas Fruitcake Cookies
Transform traditional fruitcake flavors into perfectly sized holiday cookies. Ready in under 1 hour with festive candied fruits and warm spices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 teaspoon almond essence
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon essence
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chopped candied pineapple
- 1 cup chopped candied red cherries
- 1 cup chopped candied green cherries
- 1 cup roughly chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C) and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add egg, vanilla, almond, and lemon extracts. Mix until smooth.
- Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda separately, then gradually mix into butter mixture.
- Toss candied fruits and pecans with flour, then gently fold into dough.
- Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 3-4 inches apart on prepared sheet.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until edges are just golden brown.
- Cool on pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
Notes
- Coat candied fruits with flour to prevent sinking during baking.
- Don’t overbake – remove when edges just start to turn golden.
- Flavors improve after 1-2 days of storage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 165 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg
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