Cinnamon Fruit and Nut Cookies | How to make crispy Fruit and Nut Cookies

These fruit & nut cookies are packed with chopped nuts and dried fruits. They are perfect for your holiday baking!

There are so many reasons to enjoy these cookies! They are 

• Easy to make 
• Soft and tender 
• Buttery and flavourful 
• 1-bowl recipe

 

Using basic baking ingredients and the dried fruits and nuts in the pantry you can bake these incredibly delicious, moist and chewy cookies. 

They have a rich buttery flavour, incredibly tender on the inside and a satisfying crisp texture on the outside. Even if you are new to baking cookies, this is a good place to start. You can try any combination of dried fruits and nuts. 

 They are also perfect for gifting to your friends and family.

 

Ingredients For Fruit and Nut Cookies 

•  Mixed Nuts and Dry fruits 
•  melted butter 
•  White Sugar 
•  Brown Sugar 
•  Vanilla extract 
•  Egg 
• All-purpose flour 
•  Baking soda 
• Salt 
• Ground Cinnamon

 

How to make crispy Fruit and Nut Cookies - Step by step pictures 

 Preheat the oven to 180° C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Chop nuts and dry fruits into pieces.

Take melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl.

Beat everything together until smooth.

Add in the egg, beat until creamy and light.

Sieve together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder.

Mix everything together until a smooth dough is formed.

Add in the chopped nuts and dry fruits.

Mix everything together until combined.

Scoop and shape the cookies.

Arrange them on a lined baking tray.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.

Let them cool in the pan for 5 - 10 minutes.

Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cinnamon Fruit and Nut Cookies | How to make crispy Fruit and Nut Cookies

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Mixed Nuts and Dry fruits
• 1/2 cup melted Butter
• 1/3 cup White Sugar
• 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180° C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Chop nuts and dry fruits into pieces.

Take melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl.

Beat everything together until smooth.

Add in the egg, beat until creamy and light.

Sieve together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder.

Mix everything together until a smooth dough is formed.

Add in the chopped nuts and dry fruits.

Mix everything together until combined.

Scoop and shape the cookies.

Arrange them on a lined baking tray.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.

Let them cool in the pan for 5 - 10 minutes.

Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe video here!

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