Recipes for Christmas cookies with candied fruit in 5 different ways. What will be your favorite?

A great way to add fruit to your candy is candied fruit.

It looks beautiful and tastes even better.

That’s why we’ve prepared five delicious recipes for candied fruit cookies that you’ll love for your inspiration!

Try cookies, Italian crescents, and simple 4-ingredient cookies.

Dimpled cookies with candied cherries

Cute, sweet and delicious candy that tastes perfectly citrusy, will delight the taste buds and eyes of your whole family. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to prepare!

What you will need:

• 230 g butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks, mixed
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• zest of 1 lemon
• peel of 1 orange
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 cups plain flour, sifted twice
• candied green and red cherries

Method:

• Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks, vanilla, orange zest, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until combined.
• Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula, then mix again.
• Add the sifted flour and mix until incorporated into the mixture.
• Place the dough in a zip lock bag and refrigerate for at least an hour or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
• Cut the candied cherries in half.
• Roll the dough into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
• Gently press half a cherry, cut side down, into each ball.
• Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven before they begin to brown.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Enjoy it!

Christmas cookies with candied fruit and pecans

Delicious Christmas cookies filled with candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans and dates will bring you a pleasant atmosphere of the Christmas holidays, thanks to its wonderful taste and beautiful colors. You can’t help but love these little beauties!

You will need:

• 1 cup candied cherries, roughly chopped
• 1 cup candied pineapple, roughly chopped
• ¾ cup chopped dates (or raisins)
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
• 1 and 3/4 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Method:

• In a bowl, combine the chopped candied cherries, candied pineapple, dates and pecans.
• Sprinkle in 1/4 cup flour and mix well.
• Set aside.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla extract and almond extract.
• Beat on medium speed until everything is well combined and you have a light and creamy mixture.
• Mix in fruit mixture, remaining flour, baking soda and salt by hand.
• Spread the dough one tablespoon at a time, about 5 cm thick, on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
• Bake at 175 degrees Celsius for 10-12 minutes until the edges and centers look cooked.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then remove the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Bon apetite!

Coconut candy with candied fruit

This recipe is proof that baking Christmas cookies doesn’t have to be complicated at all. You only need 4 ingredients for this treat!

You will need:

• 400 ml sweetened condensed milk
• 400 g of grated coconut
• 225 g of candied fruit
• 180 g chopped 50% chocolate

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 175°C.
• Line two trays with baking paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the condensed milk, shredded coconut and candied fruit.
• Scoop the mixture by level spoons and place on the prepared trays.
• Bake for 16 minutes or until golden.
• Let them cool completely on the baking sheet before removing.
• Place a large sheet of parchment paper on a work surface.
• Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave in 30-second intervals (100% power) until melted, about 1 minute.
• Always mix well between intervals.
• Dip the bottom of each cookie in chocolate and place on baking paper.
• Let stand until chocolate hardens, about 1 hour.
• Store candy in an airtight container at room temperature.

Italian filled Christmas cookies

The soft dough filled with cherry jam, boiled grape must and candied lemon is more demanding in terms of ingredients, but the result is definitely worth it. Try something new and unconventional again and you won’t regret it!

What you will need

• 2 and 1/3 cups 00 pizza flour plus extra for flouring the work surface
• 2 teaspoons of grated lemon peel
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into 1 cm pieces
• 1/2 cup anise liqueur
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup cherry jam
• 1/3 cup chopped roasted flaked almonds
• 1/3 cup sliced candied lemon
• 2 and 1/2 tablespoons of reduced Saba grape must
• 1 large egg (separated into yolk and white)
• 1 tablespoon of water
• powdered sugar, for sprinkling

Method

• Place the flour, lemon zest and salt in a food processor and pulse until combined.
• Add the butter.
• Mix until you have small pieces of butter.
• Add the anise syrup and vanilla extract and pulse until the batter comes together.
• Shape the dough evenly into 2 six-centimeter discs.
• Wrap the dough discs in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine the cherry jam, almonds, lemon and Saba cider in a small bowl.
• Refrigerate uncovered until you are ready to use the mixture.
• Preheat the oven to 175°C with the racks in the upper third and lower third.
• Beat the egg whites in a small bowl until smooth.
• Line 2 large trays with baking paper.
• Unwrap and roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of approx. 0.3 cm.
• Cut 12 circles from the dough using a 6cm round cutter and roll out the leftovers as needed.
• Spread 2 level teaspoons of the jam, almond, lemon and Saba mixture on each circle of dough.
• Brush the edges of the circle lightly with egg white and fold the circle in half to create a crescent that surrounds the filling.
• Press the edges together firmly to form a 0.6cm seal around the filling.
• Pinch the edges gently with a fork.
• Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Once the tray is filled with crescents, refrigerate and repeat the process with the remaining dough disk and filling.
• Cool both trays for at least 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water.
• Using a fork, lightly pierce the tops of the cookies and brush lightly with the yolk mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crescents are puffed and set, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through the baking time.
• Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes.
• Dust the confection with powdered sugar and serve.

Chocolate cookies with candied fruit

These chocolate and candied fruit cookies are easy to make, taste great, and are visually appealing, so even the littlest diners will love them. The perfect candy!

What you will need

• 200 g of butter
• 400 g plain flour
• 100 g of 70% dark chocolate
• 150 g of sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

For decoration:

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 50 g of butter
• candied fruit

Method

• Melt the 70% dark chocolate in a water bath and set aside until it reaches room temperature.
• Mix the softened butter with the sugar until you get a smooth and fluffy cream.
• Add the egg and mix until smooth.
• Gradually add the melted chocolate and vanilla, then mix gently.
• Add the flour in batches and stop mixing when the dough is too stiff.
• Add enough flour to make the dough stiff but soft and not sticky.
• Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the fridge for an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 175 – 180 degrees Celsius.
• Line a large tray with baking paper.
• Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out into a sheet 0.3 cm thick.
• Use a round cutter to cut out circles.
• Bake the rounds for 8-10 minutes, then leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Prepare the frosting.
• Melt the butter and dark chocolate broken into pieces in a water bath.
• Spread a spoonful of chocolate frosting on each wheel.
• Gently smooth, but do not apply the frosting to the edges (see photo below).
• Sprinkle with candied fruit and serve.

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