Delicious Whole Wheat Fruitcake Cookies

This is a very good fruitcake and pretty easy too! The whole wheat flour gives it a nice flavor. This recipe can be baked in a loaf pan as a fruitcake or as drop cookies.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 184 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup dates, pitted and chopped
• ½ cup chopped dried mixed fruit
• ½ cup candied mixed fruit peel, chopped
• ½ cup chopped nuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 5x9 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

In a saucepan over medium heat, cook together the sugar, water, raisins, butter and salt. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Step 3

Sift together the flour, soda, ginger and cinnamon. Stir into the cooled cooked mixture.

Step 4

Add the chopped dates, mixed peels, nuts and dried fruit.

Step 5

Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or drop by the teaspoon on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.