cherry fruitcake cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup margarine or butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup red
• 8 cups chopped pecans
• 1 pound chopped candied cherries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease 2 baking sheets.
• sift flour, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. in a separate large bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light. stir in 1 cup of the sifted dry ingredients. beat in the eggs and the to make a batter.
• toss the the chopped pecans and the candied cherries in the remaining flour mixture; stir in batter. drop dough by teaspoons prepared baking sheets
• bake cookies in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.