Santa's Fruit & Nut Cookies Recipe

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This delightful holiday cookie was given to me by a co-worker. I bring them to all of my Christmas parties.—Sherry Turner, Miami, Florida

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Santa's Fruit & Nut Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped mixed candied fruit
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir in milk just until moistened. Stir in fruit and nuts.
On a floured surface, roll or pat dough into a 12-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Cut into 4-in. x 1/2-in. strips. Form into "S" shapes; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 425° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency; drizzle over cookies. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 86 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 41 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Santa's Fruit & Nut Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p76