Coconut Fruitcake Cookies Recipes

COCONUT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Stir in the candied fruit, coconut, raisins and nuts., Press into a greased and waxed paper-lined 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 300° for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar and sprinkle candied fruit or nuts.

COCONUT FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in milk. Fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. , Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes or until brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Let stand for 24 hours in an airtight container at room temperature before serving.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl. Cream the butter and sugar in a separate bowl, then gradually add the eggs. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending well. Mix the pecans, cherries, pineapple and raisins in a large bowl, then pour the batter over them. Fold the fruit and nuts into the batter by hand, mixing well. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and done.

MY GRANDMA'S FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease several baking sheets. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat together the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, alternating each addition with about 2 tablespoons of milk until all the milk is incorporated and the dough is soft. Beat in the sherry, and mix in the nuts, raisins, dates, pineapple, and cherries until thoroughly mixed. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the bottoms are very lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

COCONUT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter together.
• Add eggs one at a time and milk.
• Add sifted ingredients.
• Add cherries, raisins and coconut making sure they are completely covered with batter.
• Then add nuts and vanilla.
• Batter will be very thick.
• Cut a piece of cardboard the size of bottom of loaf pan and put in pan.
• Line with wax paper.
• Then grease well.
• Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake at 300 deg F.
• for approximately 2 hours.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of mixture.
• Combine, pecans, fruit mix, dates and cherries; mix well.
• Dredge fruit mixture in reserved 1/2 cup flour mixture.
• Cream butter in a large bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with wine and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in fruit mixture.
• Drop dough by level teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Makes 4 dozen.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES II

Steps:

• Sift the flour, measure and sift it again with the baking soda and salt.
• Cream the shortening add the sugar and eggs. Beat until light and fluffy. Add the milk and flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in the nuts, dates, cherries and candied peel. Cover and chill dough for several hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drop chilled dough by teaspoons, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased baking sheets. Top each cookie with a half of a candied cherry. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.