Ok, I have never been a fan of fruit cake, but believe it or not I absolutely love these fruitcake cookies! Â I think I surprised myself by being so pleased with the way these turned out.
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Fruitcake Cookies That Break the Mold
Fruitcake always seems so dry to me, but these cookies are chewy and delicious! This recipe comes from jamhands.net and the only thing I changed was to not add the nuts since I know my family would like them better without them.
The cookies turned out great, and they made for a great Christmas cookie gift plate for friends and neighbors during the holiday season. Our friends really enjoyed this easy fruitcake cookies recipe and we got lots of positive feedback!
Yummy Christmas Cookies
If you don’t want to scare away anyone from trying them, then don’t tell them they are ‘fruitcake’ cookies. Instead, call them Christmas fruit cookies! Let them be pleasantly surprised themselves at how yummy they are!
You can also try spicing these cookies up a few ways, for instance making fruitcake cookies with dried fruit, fruitcake cookies with oatmeal, or just stick to the main recipe and make the fruitcake cookies with fruit cake mix. You really can’t go wrong with any of these ideas!
Cooking Tools/Utensils You Will Need
When going through the Christmas Fruitcake Recipe card below, here are some of the cooking utensils and tools you’ll likely need!
Cookie Sheet and Parchment Paper
- 👉 BUY – 3-Piece Nonstick Kitchen Oven Baking Pans
- 👉 BUY – Reynolds Kitchens Stay Flat Parchment Paper
Whisk or Hand Mixer
- 👉 BUY – KitchenAid Classic Utility Whisk
- 👉 BUY – Portable 5 Speed Electric Hand Mixer
Medium-to-Large Mixing Bowl
- 👉 BUY – OXO Good Grips 5-Quart Plastic Mixing Bowl
Measuring Cups (both cups and spoons)
- 👉 BUY – 22-Piece Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set
Try This Chewy Fruitcake Cookie Recipe Today!
- 1⅓ cups flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground cloves
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1½ cups chopped mixed dried fruit (I bought a fruitcake mix which included orange and lemon peels, green and red cheeries, and pineapple) You can buy them separately and use the ones you like though.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and blend together thoroughly. Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter. Lightly mix together, be careful not to overmix. Fold in the dried fruit.
- Roll the cookies into 1 inch balls and drop on to the lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. (Don't overcook or they won't be as chewy) Cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet then remove to a wire rack.
- ENJOY!!
For another delicious cookie recipe try our Orange Cream Cookies!
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They turned out super cute! 🙂
Second ingredient, “Salat”…is that Salt? 🙂
Thanks for catching that, yes it is salt!!!
Can this recipe be moulded with cookie cutters?
Would you need to add more flour if you use a little rum
How much Rum are you talking? If it’s just a tiny bit, I wouldn’t think you would need to add anything. You could try cooking a few and see how they turns out. Then if they don’t turn out right you could add a bit more flour to the dough
Looks cute and yummy! I can’t wait to try these cookies. No doubt they’re extremely tasty. Thank you for this recipe, Spice Gals! Love your blog 🙂