I know I know fruit cake!? But seriously, these things are addicting. I like to believe that these are what fruit cake should be. These were my great grandmother Monnie’s special cookies that she would always make during the holidays. Passed down through my Grandmother, and then onto my mother, these were made all through my childhood. When I was a kid there was no way I would try them, they were weird to my chocolate chip cookie palate. But I was missing out. Now I make them every year. I also buy more of the dried fruits because they are almost impossible to find on the off season, and I love to make these outside of the holidays. Please enjoy these special cookies.

As with many older recipes, the ingredients were the main purpose for a recipe. Home cooks had basic understanding of cooking techniques. This cookie, like many, follow the creaming method and folding in the fillings.

Monnie’s fruit Cake Cook
⅔ c butter
1 c sifted Brown sugar
2eggs
2T OJ
1 1/2 c sifted ap
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 t allspice
1/2 t cloves
1 c pecan
1 c cherries candied coarse chopped
1 c candied fruit cake mix fruit

optional:
*1/2t cinnamon
*1/2 c ginger crystallized chopped

Preheat oven 350
Bake 12-15 minutes

Cream butter sugar
Add Dry ingredients
Combine to one batter
Fold in the fillings and mix to combine
Use a spoon to dollop the dough onto a greased cookie sheet or parchment lined.