Do your children come home from school begging for a snack? Or perhaps you are looking for a new cookie for the lunchbox. Give this great old-fashion cookie recipe a try. Some of our best cookie recipes are the vintage ones. These Fruit Cocktail Gems are drop cookies making them very easy to prepare. But it is still a good cookie, especially for the kids. It has fruit from the cocktail plus raisins and heart-healthy walnuts. Walnuts are good-for-you nuts. Let your children learn to love walnuts from an early age. Resist the desire to substitute their favorite nuts and stick with the walnuts. If you want to go even healthier, substitute Splenda granular for the "white" sugar called for.
FRUIT COCKTAIL DROP COOKIES
This recipe was from an old Christian Church in Idaho many, many years ago.
1 can (1 lb size) fruit cocktail
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets and set aside.
Drain fruit cocktail saving 1/3 cup of the syrup. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add the egg to the sugar mixture and beat well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add the dry mixture to the sugar mixture along with the reserved 1/3 cup of syrup. Stir in the walnuts, raisins, and fruit cocktail. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen.
Enjoy!
FRUIT COCKTAIL DROP COOKIES
This recipe was from an old Christian Church in Idaho many, many years ago.
1 can (1 lb size) fruit cocktail
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets and set aside.
Drain fruit cocktail saving 1/3 cup of the syrup. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add the egg to the sugar mixture and beat well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add the dry mixture to the sugar mixture along with the reserved 1/3 cup of syrup. Stir in the walnuts, raisins, and fruit cocktail. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen.
Enjoy!
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