Taste Like Fruitcake Cookies

Recipe courtesy Vivian D. Grover

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Winning Holiday Cookies

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (52)

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
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Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups yellow cake mix
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter flavored shortening, at room temperature
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup white raisins
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots or pineapple
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, blend cake mix, brown sugar. Add to dry mixture, the shortening, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Fold in cherries, raisins, apricots or pineapples, walnuts, almonds, and pecans or your favorite nut. Blend mixture well. Drop cookie dough (dough should be sticky, doughy, not too wet), if too wet add a couple of spoonfuls of leftover cake mix to give it the right consistency) by spoonfuls, about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: About 1 minute before cooking time is reached, pull cookies out of oven, they will continue to cook for about 1 minute on hot cookie sheet and begin to cool, creating their own cake like color. Cookies can be refrigerated and served at a later time, or put in the freezer. To freeze, wrap cookies tightly in freezer wrap, heavy-duty aluminum foil or plastic freezer-safe bags. Freeze up to 2 months. Bring to room temperature for approximately 45 minutes before serving.

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recipe Taste Like Fruitcake Cookies
Joanne Red Oak, TX 12-13-2008
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MAKE THE WEEKLY!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are a favorite of my daughter for school lunch. I make them weekly. I reduced amount of brown sugar by half called for... in the recipe. They turn our great and quite tasty. A favorite for us!Read more
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Courtney Bourg, LA 11-06-2008
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Unique Play on Holiday Favorite!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I can't believe Mrs. Grover doesn't have 5 stars.. I made this recipe last year for Christmas after watching her make these... cookies on Food Network. Classic fruitcake lovers and fruitcake haters alike in my family RAVED over this recipe. I am so excited to make it for Christmas, and so is my family. I didn't change anything in the recipe. I did not find that the butter-flavored shortening made the cookies greasy at all, and I do not like to use shortening in my cooking. I took them out of the oven a little before they were completely "done", as she recommends, and the outside was slightly crispy while the inside remained moist, fluffy, and wonderful! The only thing I'd have to say is that while the batch it makes is not tiny, if you're cooking for a crowd, I'd make another serving.Read more
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Kristen Waterville, OH 02-04-2008
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Easy! Easy! Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was so easy with results that tasted like I'd spent more time. I would double the recipe if you're planning for ... a crowd or bake sale. I only got 18 cookies out of the single batch.Read more
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matthew boulder city, NV 01-12-2008
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Super Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This woman needs a Food Network show, because I bet she has more goodies up her sleeve. I love this recipe.
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Becky Topeka, KS 12-29-2007
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Taste Like Fruitcake Cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful recipe!!! I tripled the recipe in order to make the most use out of the cake mix. Also, I just used... dried cherries and apricots for the fruit. They have a wonderful texture and are great for breakast on the run!!!Read more
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MARIA deerfield beach, FL 12-19-2007
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Soft and satisfying
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I believe the recipe has been corrected since all the reviews. This recipe is ultra simple. THe almond extract adds a... wonderful flavor to the cookies. I added prunes instead of apricot and used hazelnuts instead of almonds. They worked out great. They might be a little too sweet because of all the fruits and the brown sugar. I might not add the sugar next time since the cake mix already contains sugar.Read more