Fruitcake Drop Cookies
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup at room temperature unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup candied red cherries
- 1/2 cup candied green cherries
- 1 cup dried pineapple pieces
- 2 cups roughly chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 °F.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar using a hand mixer. Add eggs, salt, vanilla, lemon and cinnamon and mix until well incorporated. Slowly add flour and mix well. Fold in fruit and pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 23 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
