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Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze
Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze
- Recipe Submitted by maryjosh on 10/30/2018
Ingredients List
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 3/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricots
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rum or additional water
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger
- 1/3 cup diced candied orange peel
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 2 large Eggs
- 1-1/2 teaspoons rum extract
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- GLAZE:
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 5 tablespoons 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons rum or additional milk
Directions
Place first five ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until liquid is almost absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in pecans, ginger and orange peel.
Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in fruit mixture.
Place remaining sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into balls; toss in sugar to coat lightly. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown and just set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cookies.
Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in fruit mixture.
Place remaining sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into balls; toss in sugar to coat lightly. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown and just set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cookies.
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