Christmas Rocks
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Description
Cookies with currants, pecans, raisins, candied pineapple, citron, dates and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground mace
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee
- ½ cup currants
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 pound pecan halves
- ¼ cup candied cherries
- ¼ pound candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
- ¼ pound chopped candied citron
- ¼ pound pitted dates
- ¼ pound chopped candied orange peel
Directions
- 1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat eggs until foamy, add to mixture. Sift flour with spices, cocoa and soda. Save out 1/2 cup of flour mixture. Add the rest of flour mixture to butter mixture. Stir in coffee.
- 2. Cut fruits into small slivers and dredge fruit and chopped pecans lightly in flour saved out for this. Add to fruit and the rest of flour to batter, mixing thoroughly.
- 3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- 4. Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Do not place too close together. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not over-brown. Store cookies in jars.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 8 dozen
calories: 100.5 kcal
carbohydrates: 12.5 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturated fat: 1.6 g
cholesterol: 10.9 mg
sodium: 30.5 mg
fiber: 0.8 g
sugar: 6.5 g
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