Fruit Cake Slice And Bake Cookies Recipes

FRUIT CAKE SLICE AND BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar, powdered sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add 2 1/4 cups flour; beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Combine cherries and 1 tablespoon flour in another bowl; toss to coat. Stir cherry mixture and pecans into dough.
• Shape dough into 3 (10x1 1/2-inch) logs on plastic food wrap. Roll each in 1 cup coconut. Wrap tightly. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut logs into 1/4-inch slices with sharp knife. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-13 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk togbether flour, baking soda and salt.
• In the bowl of electric mixer beat butter, gradully adding both sugars. Beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• On low setting, beat in flour mixture, cherries, and nuts (if using).
• Divide dough into thirds and roll each third into a log about 12 inches in length, wrap in parchment or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or up to 5 days. Or, freeze for up to one month.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with baking mat or parchment paper.
• Slice dought into 1/2 inch slices, arrange on baking sheet leaving an inch or so in between. Bake on centre rack for 7 to 10 minutes, until edges are just golden.
• Repeat with remaining dough.

SLICE 'N' BAKE FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in raisins and cherries. , Shape dough into two 2-in.-thick logs; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. , Cut logs into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

BAKE AND SLICE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or a large bowl if using a hand mixer). Beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
• Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and flatten into a disk. Divide into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a cylinder about 10 inches long and 1-inch wide. Transfer the cylinders to the prepared baking sheets. Lightly press the tops of the cylinders with your fingers to flatten.
• Press the handle of wooden spoon with a 1/2-inch thick handle into the center of each cylinder to create a long trough about 1/2-inch deep, leaving a small border all around. (The cylinders will spread to about 1 1/2 inches wide.) (See Cook's Note.)
• Put the raspberry jam in a small piping bag and pipe it into the indentations of 2 of the cylinders. Repeat with the apricot jam and the remaining 2 cylinders.
• Bake until the edges of the cylinders are golden, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the pans from top to bottom halfway through. Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer each cylinder to a cutting board and cut them on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces. Transfer the cookies to the wire rack and cool completely.