Recipe - My Fruitcake Cookies

1 cup Flour
6 tablespoon Butter; softened
1/3 cup Sugar
One fourth cup Orange juice
One half teaspoon Baking powder
2 Eggs
1 Cont (4 oz) red candied
cherries (One half cup); each
quartered
1 Cont (4 oz) green candied
cherries (One half cup); each
quartered
1 Cont (4 oz) minced red or
green candied pineapple;
(One half cup)
1 cup Raisins
One half cup Diced dates
One half cup Coarsely chopped pecans
One fourth cup Diced candied lemon peel

Preheat oven to 350° Spray or grease 9 x 9 inch baking dish. Into large
bowl, measure first 6 ingredients. With mixer at low speed, beat
ingredients until well blended, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber
spatula. Increase speed to medium and beat until mixture is light and
fluffy. with spoon, stir in candied cherries and remaining ingredients.
Spread evenly in pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until top is lightly browned
and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
When cold, cut into 36 squares. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 3
dozen. (abt 105 calories each)

Recipe by: Tootie's Special Recipe Collection

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
LVFG53A@prodigy.com (MRS IRA M DENNIS) on 7 De, cup 1997