Title: Candied Fruit Christmas Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 4 Servings

2	c	White sugar
2	c	Shortening
3		Eggs
4		Rounded
1	ts	Cinnamon
1	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Vanilla
1/2	lb	Bleached raisins -- cut up
1/4	lb	Candied cherries -- cut up
1/2	lb	Dates -- cut up
2	c	Nuts -- chopped
6	sl	Candied pineapple (3 red --
3		Green, cut up)
1/2	c	(extra) flour to stir in
		Fruit immediately
	c	Flour

Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs, then beat well. Add 4 cups flour (measured, unsifted) to which the next 3 ingredients have been sifted. Add vanilla. Stir in the bowl of cut up fruit and nuts. Form rolls in waxed paper and refrigerate overnight. Slice (1/4 inch thick) and bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't overbake as the fruit will harden. Grease cookie sheets.

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