Candied Fruit Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter or margarine
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup diced mixed candied fruit
- 1 cup whole cherries (could be candied or drained marachino)
Instructions
Mix the butter, sugar and egg. Stir in the remaining ingredients to make a dough. Shape into small balls and flatten, placing 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake 375 about 8 mins. Dough may also be shaped in a roll, well chilled and cut into 1/8 inch slices and baked. Amount depends on which way you do them