Candied Fruit Slices

Total Time: 4 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 2 cups candied cherries, halved

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter. gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar, creaming well.
• 2 blend in the unbeaten egg and vanilla. add the sifted flour; mix well.
• 3 stir in the pecan halves and cherry halves. (i like to substitute some yellow candied pineapple for a portion of the cherries to add more color to the cookies. cut the pineapple into pieces about the size of the cherry halves.).
• 4 chill the dough 1 hour.
• 5 divide the dough into thirds. shape into rolls 12 inches long. wrap each roll in waxed paper or foil; chill at least 3 hours.
• 6 preheat oven to 325 degrees f. cut each roll into slices 1/8th inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake in preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are delicately browned.