“Cookies with currants, pecans, raisins, candied pineapple, citron, dates and spices.” - by Lilli Cheatham
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 8 dozen
Directions
- 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.
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- 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
Amount Per Serving (96 total)
- Calories
- 100 cal
- 5%
- Fat
- 5.6 g
- 9%
- Carbs
- 12.5 g
- 4%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"Thank you! My Grandma used to make something similar called Christmas Gems. Didn't have the cocoa or coffee though - nice touch! I ended up having to add about 1/3 cup coffee and they turned out perf..." See moreectly."
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