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Fruit Cake Cookie Bars
These chewy Fruit Cake Cookie Bars will melt in your mouth. This Christmas dessert with pecans, dried cherries and pineapple has a rum glaze.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 313 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cookie bars:
- 2 cups pecan halves
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- Dash of Salt
- ½ pound candied pineapple (chopped)
- ½ pound candied cherries (chopped)
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract (or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Chopped Pecans (for topping)
Instructions
- Spread pecans evenly over the bottom of a greased 10x15x1” baking pan.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Crema together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
- Add the flour and salt. Blend well.
- Spoon the batter over the pecans. Dampen your hands and gently press to spread the dough evenly over the pecans.
- Sprinkle the chopped fruit over the batter. Press down on the fruit slightly so it pushes gently into the dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes.
- Once the bars are cooled, prepare a powdered sugar glaze.
- Whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. If needed, add additional heavy cream until the glaze is at drizzling consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired.
- Cut the bars and store in an airtight container.
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Notes
- The calories shown are based on the cookies being cut into 20 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 cookie bar. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**
Nutrition Information
Calories
313kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
53mg
(2%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
205IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1.7mg
(2%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 313kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 53mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 205IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.