Grandmas Fruit Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA FLORENCE'S FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift all dry ingredients into bowl.
• Stir liquid into well of flour.
• Add raisin and nuts stir drop cookies onto pan will spread out 400° oven 10 minutes.

GRANDMA MILLSPAUGH'S FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the raisins, the chopped currants, the cloves, and the cinnamon and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk or water, add the mixture to the fruit mixture, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Into a bowl sift together the flour and the baking powder, add the flour mixture to the fruit mixture, and beat the dough until it is combined well. Chill the dough, covered, for 1 hour, or until it is firm. The dough may be made 1 week in advance and kept covered tightly and chilled.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roll rounded teaspoons of the dough into balls, arrange the balls about 1 inch apart on lightly greased baking sheets, and with the flat bottom of a glass dipped in the granulated sugar, flatten the balls into 1 1/2 rounds. Press a whole currant lightly into the center of each round and bake the cookies in batches in the middle of the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are golden. Transfer the cookies to racks and let them cool. The cookies may be made 2 months in advance and kept frozen in airtight containers.

FRUITCAKE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients., Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container. (Cookies are best after a few days.)

GRANDMAS FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
• 2. cream brown sugar shortening and butter
• 3. add eggs and buttermilk
• 4. gradually add flour salt and baking soda
• 5. add chopped nuts and fruit
• 6. line cookie sheets with parchment paper
• 7. drop batter by spoonful leaving space between
• 8. garnish with half cherrie or pecan
• 9. bake 8 - 10 minutes or until browned on top and bottom
• 10. cool and enjoy !