Fruitcake Cookies Recipe

• Serves: 2 - 3 Dozen Cookies
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup melted oleo or butter
• 3 beaten eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• ¾ pound chopped candied cherries
• ¾ pound candied pineapple
• 1 pound chopped dates
• 2¼ cups nuts

Instructions

Grease 2 cookie sheets or line 2 cookie sheets with non-stick Reynolds aluminum foil.

Dissolve ½ teaspoon baking soda in ½ cup water.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients including the dissolved baking soda.

Stir by hand until well blended.

Drop mixture 1 Tablespoon at a time onto greased cookie sheets.

Bake at 300º for 25 minutes