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    Rum Fruitcake Cookies

    Source of Recipe

    Posted by bev

    List of Ingredients

    1 cup sugar
    3/4 cup vegetable shortening
    3 large eggs
    1/3 cup orange juice
    1 tablespoon rum extract
    3 cups all purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 cups (8 ounces) candied fruit
    1 cup raisins
    1 cup nuts, coarsely chopped

    Recipe

    Preheat oven to 375º. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside.

    Beat sugar and shortening in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs, orange juice and rum extract; beat 2 minutes longer.
    Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Add fruit, raisins and nuts. Stir into creamed mixture. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

    Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

    Makes about 6 dozen cookies.


 

 

 


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