Christmas Fruit Drops

13 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 cup soft butter or 12 cup soft margarine
  • 34 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 14 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 cup candied cherry, cut in pieces
  • 1 candied pineapple slice, cut in pieces
  • 12 cup chopped walnuts or 12 cup chopped pecans
  • 12 cup slivered almonds

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
  2. 2
    With electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together well; beat in egg, then vanilla.
  3. 3
    With a wooden spoon, stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  4. 4
    Add remaining ingredients and combine well.
  5. 5
    Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet; I use parchment paper on the cookie sheet when I bake these to prevent sticking.
  6. 6
    Bake for approximately 15 minutes.

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