Name: Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1
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 -

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Cooking:

45 min.

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Ingredients for - Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze

1. 1 cup golden raisins -

2. 3/4 cup dried cherries -

3. 1/2 cup diced dried apricots -

4. 3/4 cup water -

5. 1/4 cup rum or additional water -

6. 3/4 cup chopped pecans -

7. 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger -

8. 1/3 cup diced candied orange peel -

9. 1 cup butter, softened -

10. 2 cups sugar, divided -

11. 2 large eggs, room temperature -

12. 1-1/2 teaspoons rum extract -

13. 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

14. 1 teaspoon baking soda -

15. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

16. Glaze: -

17. 3 cups confectioners' sugar -

18. 3 to 5 tablespoons 2% milk -

19. 3 tablespoons rum or additional milk -

How to cook deliciously - Fruitcake Cookies with Rum Glaze

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Bake until golden brown and just set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

5. Stage

Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cookies.