Jeweled Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + freezing Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 12-14 dozen.
Candied fruits give a stained-glass look to these cookies that taste like shortbread. —Ruth Ann Stelfox, Raymond, Alberta
Ingredients
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1 pound butter, softened
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2-1/2 cups sugar
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3 eggs
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1-1/2 cups raisins
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1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup each chopped red and green candied cherries
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1/2 cup chopped candied pineapple
Directions
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1.
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins, nuts, cherries and pineapple; mix well. Shape into 2-in. rolls; wrap in waxed paper or foil. Freeze at least 2 hours.
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2.
Cut into 1/4-in. slices; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts
2 cookies: 136 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 75mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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