Christmas Angel Cookies

Description

Nice for using the candied fruits that didn't make it into the fruit cake.

• Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed the cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the fruits sparkle and sweeten the flavor)
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 cups candied fruit, mixed
• 2 cups broken pecans or almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
3. Add sugars and eggs, mixing well.
4. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together.
5. Add flour mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla.
6. Mix well.
7. Add candied fruit and nuts.
8. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for about 10 – 12 minutes.
9. The cookies will be just browned at the edges.

Hint

You may have to mix candied fruit and nuts in with your hands; a little shortening on your fingers will keep the mixture from sticking.