Fruitcake Cookies

Fruitcake Cookies, These cookies are full of nuts and fruit cake flavor but in the form of cookies. these are soft yet crunchy cookies. I have prepared these cookies with grape juice but as traditional fruitcake, you can make these with rum or sherry. These are very simple and quick cookies. Try this and let me know if you liked.

                   Ingredients:

1/2 Cup dried figs
1/4 Cup raisins
1 tbs honey
2 tbs Grape Juice
1 tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice1/2 Cup chopped Walnuts 
Kosher salt
2 sticks/1 Cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

Process:

**Tools Used: Hand Mixer, Spatula, Whisk, Bowl, Cookie Pan.

1)  Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease the cookie pan with butter and cover the bottom with butter paper.

2) Take a big bowl, add in nuts, dry fruits and grape juice. mix well and store for few hours or over night.

3)  Cream together butter, refined sugar, brown sugar, grounded clove till mixture turns lite and fluffy. Add in egg and beat well incorporated.

4)  Add in all purpose flour and salt. Mix well until incorporated. Don't over mix the dough.  At last fold in dry fruit and nut mixture in the dough. Roll the dough in parchment paper and let it rest for an hour at least in refrigerator. 

5)   Cut and spread cookies into 2 to 3 inch circles about 1/2-inch thick. Bake them for 20-25 minutes until light golden. Let them cool.

Enjoy!!

Tips:

1) Don't over mix the batter.

2) This Cookie dough can be stored in deep fridger for later use. I have rolled the dough in parchment paper and stored the same.

3) Use nuts of your choice.