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The fifth item on my Christmas baking list. These cookies have fabulous taste. If you love fruit cake try these wonderful light fruit cake cookies. This batch made 104 cookies - 8 and a half dozen of two bites of deliciousness! Want to see more? Look for my Christmas Baking Playlist! Recipe follows:

Fruit Cake Cookies

Bake in a preheated 325°F (163°C)

Recipe is from - Jean Pare Company’s Coming Most Loved Cookies (as cut out of the news paper in 2005) with a couple of changes.

2 cups (500 ml) mixed glace fruit (I used the deluxe mixture)
1 cup (250 ml) raisins ( I used golden raisins)
1 cup (250 ml) chopped pitted dates
1 cup (250 ml) (100 gm) chopped pecans
1/2 cup (75 gm) all purpose flour in Canada (USA use bread flour UK strong flour)
1/2 cup (75 gm) softened butter
1 cup (150 gm) sugar (UK caster sugar)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
1 cup (153 gm) all purpose flour in Canada (USA use bread flour UK strong flour)
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) baking soda
1/4 teaspoon (1ml) cinnamon (optional)

Put first four ingredients in a large bowl. Add the first amount of flour. Dredge the fruit in the flour until it is all absorbed - use a spoon or your hand.

In a separate large bowl using a stand mixer, hand held mixer, or a wooden spoon, cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Beat until smooth. Combine second amount of flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add to butter mixture. Mix until no dry flour remains. Fold in fruit mixture. Combine well so no flour is visible in batter or on fruit. Drop onto greased cookie sheet, using a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop or a tablespoon from the kitchen drawer, about 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 325°F (163°C) for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Makes about 5 dozen cookies. This batch made 104 cookies - 8 and a half dozen.