Christmas Fruit Cookies

If you are a fruitcake lover, you are sure to love this cookie.

• Calories: 298 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ cup diced mixed candied fruit

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease. These cookies are really sticky.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together the corn syrup, brown sugar, egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest, with an electric mixer. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cardamom, and stir into the sugar mixture. Add candied fruits and chopped nuts; mix well.

Step 3

Drop dough by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheet, about 4 inches apart. Spread dough into a 3 inch circle. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes, cookies should be browned and firm.