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Christmas Angel Cookies




Source of Recipe


Irene Holloway, Chevy Chase, MD


List of Ingredients




1/2 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Cream cheese, softened 1/2 ts Salt
1 c Light brown sugar,* 1 tb Vanilla
1/2 c Granulated sugar 2 c Candied fruit, mixed
2 Eggs 2 c Broken pecans or almonds
3 c Flour

* firmly packed





Recipe



The cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the fruits sparkle and sweeten the flavor. Nice for using the candied fruits that didn't make it into the fruit cake.
Preheat oven to 350x.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add sugars and eggs, mixing well. In a seperate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together.
Add flour mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla. Mix well. Add candied fruit and nuts.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake at 350x for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies will be just browned at the edges.
Hint: You may have to mix candied fruit and nuts in with your hands; a little shortening on your fingers will keep the mixture from sticking.

Yield: 3 dozen.