These (obviously) can be eaten at any time of the year. They’re called Christmas Cookies because of the dried fruit mix tastes so christmassy. Now, I’m no fan of christmas cake or any fruit cake for that matter. But these are really lovely. Sometimes I dip them in chocolate for an extra twist.
You’ll need:
250g dried figs, chopped
125g raisins, chopped
60g candied cherries, chopped
60g dried apricots, chopped
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp dry sherry
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
185g chopped pecans
Salt
250g unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 tsp ground cloves
100g caster sugar
70g dark brown sugar
1 extra large egg
330g plain flour
♡ Combine the dried fruit, sherry, lemon juice, honey and pecans in a bowl, stir well and leave overnight.
♡ When your ready to make these cookies, cream the butter, sugars and ground cloves with a handheld mixer until smooth. About 3-5 minutes.
♡ Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well.
♡ At this point I would start using a wooden spoon, sieve in the flour and combine well. Be careful not to overmix at this stage.
♡ Add the fruit, plus any liquid amd mix well. Again, don’t overmix.
♡ Divide the mixture between two sheets of parchment and roll out to a log shape using your hands.
♡ Pop the dough into the fridge for a couple of hours until firm.
♡ Preheat the oven to 180° and cut one of the dough logs into 1 inch circles. Place on a baking tray lined witb non-stick parchment.
♡ Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.
♡ The second log will keep for a couple of days in the fridge. If you fancy you could always melt some milk chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water. Once melted, dip half the cookie in the chocolate and lay on a sheet of baking parchment to set.
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