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Christmas Angel Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1 cup light brown sugar,*
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cup candied fruit, mixed
2 cup broken pecans or almonds
* firmly packed The cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the
fruits sparkle and sweeten the flavor. Nice for using the candied fruits that
didn't make it into the fruit cake. Preheat oven to 350ø. In a large bowl, cream
shortening and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add sugars and eggs, mixing
well. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together. Add flour
mixture to egg and sugar mixture; add vanilla. Mix well. Add candied fruit and
nuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake at 350ø
for about 10-12 minutes. 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.
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