Cherry Fruitcake Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine or butter
1 cup white sugar
5 eggs
¼ cup red wine
8 cups chopped pecans
1 pound chopped candied cherries

Nutrition Info

193.3 calories
carbohydrate: 14.4 g
cholesterol: 13.6 mg
fat: 14.8 g
fiber: 1.7 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 54.8 mg
sugar: 7.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

  2. Sift flour, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. In a separate large bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light. Stir in 1 cup of the sifted dry ingredients. Beat in the eggs and the wine to make a batter.

  3. Toss the the chopped pecans and the candied cherries in the remaining flour mixture, stir in batter. Drop dough by teaspoons onto prepared baking sheets

  4. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Recipe Yield

5 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

This recipe has been in our family for years. We prefer to use just cherries for the fruit but I am sure you could use any candied fruit.

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