Like fruitcake—only better! If you make these cookies nonalcoholic, you may wish to increase the rum extract for richer flavor. —Sheila Joan Suhan, Scottdale, PA

Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze

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Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze
Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
15 min
Yield
about 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 3/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricots
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rum or additional water
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger
- 1/3 cup diced candied orange peel
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-1/2 teaspoons rum extract
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- GLAZE:
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 5 tablespoons 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons rum or additional milk
Directions
- Place first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until liquid is almost absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in pecans, ginger and orange peel.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in fruit mixture.
- Place remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball; repeat with remaining dough and toss in sugar to coat lightly. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake until golden brown and just set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
- Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cookies.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 176 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 92mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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