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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Fruit 'n Nut Drops
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by:
Esther Hight
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Fruit 'n Nut Drop Cookie Recipe drops a mixture of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, chopped dates, walnuts and cherry halves onto a greased baking sheets and bake until lightly browned.
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INGREDIENTS
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1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
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1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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1 egg
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2 cups flour
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1/2 tsp. baking soda
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1 cup chopped dates
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3/4 cup chopped Planters Walnuts
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1/2 cup candied cherry halves
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48 Planters Walnut Halves
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Stir in dates, chopped walnuts and cherries.
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2:
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a walnut half.
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3:
Bake 9 to 11 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.
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