Wednesday, January 4, 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS COOKIES

(RECIPE POSTED BY ROBIN HENRY)

1 1/2 cups REAL butter

2 cups sugar

Cream the butter and sugar together.

6 eggs add one at a time to butter/sugar mixture

Blend Well.

1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. REAL vanilla extract
1/2 cup Blackberry Wine (Kosher not blackberry flavored)
4 cups all purpose flour (save one cup to mix with fruits and nuts. Sift ALL 4 C of flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2-1 pound of shelled pecans (if you can find them use one cup black walnuts and the rest pecans otherwise use all pecans)
1 pound golden raisins
1-8oz. container of red candied cherries
1-8oz. container of green candied cherries
1-8oz. container of candied pineapple

If you want to bake this as a fruitcake then bake at 275 degrees for 2 hours; if you want to bake as cookies then bake at 325 degrees for 15-22 minutes.
DO NOT grease pan, place cookie dough on pan 1 inch apart (index to first joint of your thumb) Mash them down a little to about 1/2 inch thick.
Makes about 110-115 cookies.

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