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Monday, July 02, 2007 Recipe Lost and Found: Recipe Found - Whole Wheat Fruitcake Cookies

Another big thank you goes out to SueB (another of our loyal recipe finders) who found a delicious and healthful cookie recipe called Whole Wheat Fruitcake Cookies. Enjoy!

FOR: A Reader
FROM: SUE B.

DELICIOUS WHOLE WHEAT FRUITCAKE COOKIES
Prep. Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup raisins, 2 tbsp's. butter, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 3/4 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/2 cup dates pitted and chopped, 1/2 cup candied mixed fruit peel and chopped, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, 1/2 cup chopped dried mixed fruit.

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease one 5 x 9-inch loaf pan. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook together the sugar, water, raisins, butter and salt. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sift together the flour, soda, ginger and cinnamon. Stir into the cooled cooked mixture. Add the chopped dates, mixed peels, nuts and dried fruit. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour OR drop by the teaspoon on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.YIELDS: 18 servings.

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