Best 3 Festive Fruitcake Cookies Recipes

In the spirit of holiday cheer and sweet indulgence, let's embark on a culinary journey to discover the best recipe for festive fruitcake cookies. These delightful treats are a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, combining the richness of dried fruits, the warmth of spices, and the comforting taste of buttery cookie dough. Perfect for sharing with loved ones or savoring as a special holiday treat, these cookies are sure to spread joy and warmth during the festive season.

Let's cook with our recipes!

FESTIVE FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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I cut this cookie recipe out of a magazine years ago, but have never made them, until now. They're very good, and not too labour-intensive if you buy the fruit already chopped. I modified the recipe slightly by adding the ginger. Also, the original called for shortening. I used butter.

Provided by Kathleen Constance

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 50m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup golden raisin
1 1/2 cups chopped candied fruit
1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Combine fruit and nuts in a bowl. Sprinkle 2 or 3 teaspoons of flour over the fruit mixture and stir to lightly coat the fruit.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix until light and creamy.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and blend well.
Stir in fruit mix. The dough will be very stiff - I found mixing with my handmixer dough hooks easier!
Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto parchment covered baking sheets, flattening very slightly with the spoon.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.9, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 9.5, Sodium 72, Carbohydrate 8.8, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 5.1, Protein 1.1

FESTIVE RUM FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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These little gems don't get passed from house to house, neighbor to neighbor nor holiday to holiday year after year! They get eaten as fast as you can make them!! Candied fruit, rum and assorted nuts all packed into a delicious buttery cookie...what could be better? :D (photo from bing images)

Provided by Kelly Williams

Categories Fruit Desserts

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 sugar
3/4 cup butter flavor crisco
3 eggs
1/3 cup orange juice, i just use fresh squeezed since it's a small amount , but premade is fine
1 Tbl. rum extract, or butter rum extract
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups mixed candied fruit, such as red and green cherries, pineapple, strawberries, apricots, golden raisins, etc.
1 cup nuts, coarsely chopped, such as pecans, walnuts, macadamias, peanuts, pistachios, etc.

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Beat shortening and sugar in mixer bowl til fluffy. Add eggs, orange juice and rum extract. Beat 2 minutes longer.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and soda, and salt in small bowl. I use a whisk, it mixes dry ingredients so much better. Add fruit and nuts. Stir into creamed mixture.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoons full onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12 minutes +, or til golden. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely. *Can drizzle accross with rum-flavored powdered suagr icing, or dip halfway into white chocolate and let harden if desired. *See Icings and Glazes for recipe.

FESTIVE FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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Categories Fruit Bake

Yield 24 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

Cookies:
3 teaspoons Milk
3 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 stick (1/2 Cup) Regular (salted) Butter, Softened
1-⅓ cup Packed Brown Sugar
2 whole Eggs
2-½ cups Flour
1 cup Brandy
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
¾ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
8 ounces, weight Candied Pineapple, Roughly Chopped
4 ounces, weight Candied Red Cherries, Roughly Chopped
4 ounces, weight Candied Green Cherries, Roughly Chopped
½ cups (additional) Flour
GLAZE
½ cups Brandy
½ cups Packed Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine milk and baking soda and stir. Set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and mix lightly. Add 2 cups flour and mix until just combined. With mixer on low, pour in brandy until combined. Add nuts and combine. Sprinkle 1/2 cup additional flour over the chopped fruit. Toss to coat. Add fruit and any excess flour to mixing bowl Mix until just combined. *Batter will be very wet* Spray baking sheet with baking spray (or use baking mat.) Drop heaping tablespoons of batter, then bake for 20 minutes or until just golden brown. Do not overbrown! Mix glaze ingredients in a bowl, then spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of glaze over each warm cookie. Allow to cool. These cookies get better with age! (Well within reason.)

Tips:

To ensure the best flavor, use fresh, high-quality ingredients.
Use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large bowl and a hand mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Gradually add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Stir in the chopped fruit, nuts, and peel.
Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Conclusion:

These festive fruitcake cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make holiday treat. With their chewy texture, sweet flavor, and colorful appearance, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. Whether you enjoy them on their own or use them to decorate a holiday dessert, these cookies are sure to bring joy to your holiday season.