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Fruitcake Squares Recipe

These great cookies will be the favorite of the holiday season. Family and guests will be requesting the recipe.—Lana Rulevish, Ashley, Illinois

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36 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, melted
4 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 120 wafers)
3/4 cup halved green candied cherries
3/4 cup halved red candied cherries
1/2 cup chopped candied pineapple
3/4 cup chopped dates
1 cup pecan halves
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Pour melted butter in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle evenly with wafer crumbs. Arrange cherries, pineapple, dates and pecans evenly over the crumbs; press down gently. Combine milk and vanilla; pour over fruit. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Yield: about 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 167 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Fruitcake Squares published in Country Woman November/December 1992, p35