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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 2, 2010
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Enjoy these chewy cookies made with candied fruits and nuts - perfect dessert to serve a bunch

Candied Fruit Drops

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 84
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 box (8 oz) chopped dates (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup chopped candied green pineapple
  • 1 cup chopped candied red cherries
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in dates, candied fruit and pecans. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Nutrition

70 Calories
3 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
10g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
3 1/2g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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