Chewy Fruitcake Cookies

Part fruitcake and part cookie – This chewy fruitcake cookie is for all of the fruitcake fans out there.

If ever there were a time to embrace fruitcake, it would surely have to be in a chewy, cookie form.

Chewy Fruitcake Cookie Tips

If you are using a mix in ingredient like chocolate chips, or in this case, candied fruit, it is a good to reserve just a bit of that topping and sprinkle it on the top of the unbaked cookie just before baking. That way you get a very pretty little cookie and the toppings aren’t completely hidden.

Chewy Fruitcake Cookies

Servings: 24 cookies

5 from 1 vote

Part fruitcake and part cookie – This chewy fruitcake cookie is for all of the fruitcake fans out there.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Total Time 27 mins

Equipment

• Small Cookie Scoop (1 Tbsp.)
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper Sheets

Ingredients

  

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• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups chopped mixed dried fruit You can use whatever dried fruits you like. Fruitcake mixes are sold during the holidays if you prefer.
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray one cookie sheet with spray oil or line with parchment paper.
• In a medium sized bowl sift together flour, salt, and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and combine thoroughly.
• Add the flour mixture to the sweetened butter. Mix only enough to incorporate flour. Do not over mix. Fold in the dried fruit
• Form cookies by dropping a heaping teaspoon of dough on the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
• Bake until light brown around the edges, about 12-15 minutes, depending on cookie size. Cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.

Notes

Note: the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are optional. Traditional light fruitcake does not include spices but you may add them if you wish; the cookies are delicious either way.

Nutrition

Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 130IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg

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Recipe slightly adapted from Rock Recipes.