KC's Fruitcake Drops

Serving Size : 12
Categories : Christmas Cookies

1 cup Sifted flour
1/4 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
4 Tbsp Butter (1/2 stick), softened
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg, slightly beaten
2 Tbsp Brandy, I like cherry
8 oz Dates, chopped & pitted
4 oz Candied red cherries, choppd
4 oz Candied mixed fruit, chopped
4 oz Candied pineapple, chopped
1/2 cup Blanched almonds (opt)
1/2 cup Brazil nuts (opt)
Or
1 cup Walnuts, chopped

Sift flour, soda, salt and cinnamon together. Cream butter and sugar
until fluffy light in medium size bowl, beat in eggs and brandy. stir in
flour mixture, half at a time, blending well to make a soft dough. Stir in
the remainer of the ingredients, mixing to coat everything. Drop batter,
a rounded teaspoon full at a time, 1 " apart onto a lightly greased cookie
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until firm and lightly
browned. When cool, store in an air tight container. These cookie dry out
quickly and get hard otherwise.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 67 Calories; trace Fat (1.3%
calories from fat); 1g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 71mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Fat; 1/2 Other
Carbohydrates.


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