| Yuletide Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 cup of butter or margarine, softened 2/3 cup of packed brown sugar, firmly packed 1 teaspoon of Brandy flavoring 3 tablespoons of dark corn syrup 1 egg 1 cup of diced candied mixed fruit 1 1/3 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice 3/4 teaspoon of baking powder 1/4 teaspoon of salt one 6 ounce package of Ghirardelli Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar 1/3 cup of chopped pecans 1/3 cup of slivered almonds 1/3 cup of currants 14 Red candied cherries; quartered |
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Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cream butter with brown sugar, brandy flavoring, and corn syrup; add egg and beat until very light. Coat candied fruit with 1 tablespoon of the flour; set aside. Sift remaining flour with pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Add fruit, chocolate chips, pecans, almonds, and currants. Chill dough 1 hour. Drop by heaping teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Top each cookie with piece of cherry. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on rack. Store in covered containers several days to soften and age. Makes 4-1/2 dozen cookies. Source: The 47 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World Cookbook Reformatted by: CYGNUS, HCPM52C |