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Fruit Jewels
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Servings: 4
Categories:
Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
regular all-purpose flour,
sifted
1
teaspoon
baking powder 1/2
teaspoon
salt 2
teaspoons
ground cinnamon 1/2
teaspoon
ground nutmeg 1/4
teaspoon
ground cloves 1/4
cup
butter or margarine 1/2
cup
brown sugar,
packed
1
tablespoon
orange peel,
grated
1/2
cup
evaporated milk,
undiluted
2
cups
mixed candied fruit,
chopped
1
cup
walnuts,
coarsely chopped
6
ounces
(1 c.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces 1
cup
seedless raisins
Directions:
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and spices together; set aside. Cream
butter or margarine; gradually add brown sugar, creaming well. Mix in
orange peel. Alternately add dry ingredients in thirds and evaporated
milk in halves, mixing until blended after each addition. Stir in
remaining ingredients.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at
375 degrees about 12 minutes. Cool cookies on wire rack.
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