Christmas Fruit Drops
Source of Recipe
Good Housekeeping
List of Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
2 cups toasted rice cereal
1 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup red candied cherries, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup green candied cherries, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips (9 ounces)Recipe
. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease large cookie sheet.
2. On waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugars until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in vanilla, then eggs, 1 at a time. At low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl. With spoon, stir in cereal, walnuts, cherries, and 1 cup chocolate chips.
3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons, 1 inch apart, onto cookie sheet. Bake cookies 10 to 11 minutes or until golden. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
4. Place remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave on Medium (50% power) about 2 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring once. Stir until smooth. Place cookies on waxed paper; drizzle with melted chocolate. When chocolate is set, store cookies, with waxed paper between layers, in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week, or in freezer up to 3 months.
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