Christmas Fruit Cookies | Tutti Frutti Biscuit

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Christmas fruit cookies are a must on our Holiday platter. These melt-in-the-mouth Butter Cookies also called Tutti Frutti Biscuit, studded with candied cherries are so pretty to serve and absolutely delicious.

I was just about done with the entire cookie-making and packing when I realized that I was running short on one of my cookies. So I had to make another batch and incidentally that morning I saw this Tutti Frutti Biscuit recipe on Sowmya's space.

Christmas Fruit Cookies or Tutti Fruity Cookies served in a dish

The ingredients needed for Fruit Cookies are pretty straightforward. I have plans to make the Christmas fruit cake and hence had bought a couple of boxes of the mixed fruit and cherries.

My husband loves these cherries (tutti frutti) and since they are only available during the Christmas time here, I hoard them.

Fruit Cookies served in a bowl will lid

The mixed fruit mix that I had also had some candied lemon peel and candied orange peel which added to a wonderful texture in the cookies. So here I go with her recipe. For my friends who need an eggless cookie recipe, this one is for you.

Preparation time - 10 mins plus 45 mins to chill the dough
Cooking time - 10 - 15 mins/batch
Difficulty level - easy

Ingredients to make Fruit Cookies - (makes about 3 dozen small Fruit cookies)

  • All Purpose flour - 1 cup
  • Butter (softened) - 6 tablespoon (¾th stick)
  • Confectionary sugar - ½ cup
  • Tutti frutti/candied cherry or other fruits - ⅓ cup
  • Vanilla extract - ½ tsp
  • Milk - 1 to 2 Tbsp
Fruits cookies in a green bowl

Procedure To Make Tutti Frutti Biscuit

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and keep it aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. To this add the vanilla and mix well.
cream butter and sugar in mixer beater
  • Sift the flour and add it to the butter mixture slowly. Mix well. Now add the tutti frutti too and mix it well. I did not use any milk to form dough, but if the mixture looks crumbly, slowly add the milk to get sticky dough.
Mixing Tutti Frutti in butter
  • Gather the dough on the work surface and bring it all together. Form a log in the desired size roll it in a parchment/wax paper and freeze it for about 45 mins.
Dough rolled in wax paper
  • Once the dough is hard, cut it into slices using a very sharp knife. Make sure you cut it in one move, otherwise, the edges might crumble. If that happens, just use your fingers to form the shape and lay it on the prepared baking tray.
Tutti Frutti Biscuit shaped and placed in the baking tray
  • Bake them for about 10-15 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown. Keep an eye out for about 10 mins, because depending on the thickness of the cookies they cook either at 10 mins or it might take slightly longer.
  • Cool them on racks and store the Fruit Cookies in air-tight containers.
Fruit Cookies served in dish with bells and ribbons
  • You could use any candied fruit to make this cookie. If candied fruits are not available use any dried fruits that are chopped into small pieces.
  • Slice the cookies uniformly because the baking time depends on the thickness. If the cookies are sliced unevenly, some might get burnt before the others are cooked through.

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Christmas Fruit Cookies | Tutti Frutti Biscuit

Christmas fruit cookies are a must on our Holiday platter. These melt-in-the-mouth Butter Cookies also called Tutti Frutti Biscuit, studded with candied cherries are so pretty to serve and absolutely delicious.
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Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 55 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 33kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All-Purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoon Butter softened (¾th stick)
  • ½ cup Confectionary sugar
  • ⅓ cup Tutti frutti/candied cherry or other fruits
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon Milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and keep it aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. To this add the vanilla and mix well.
  • Sift the flour and add it to the butter mixture slowly. Mix well. Now add the tutti frutti too and mix it well. I did not use any milk to form a dough, but if the mixture looks crumbly, slowly add the milk to get a sticky dough.
  • Gather the dough on the work surface and bring it all together. Form a log in the desired size and roll it in parchment/wax paper and freeze it for about 45 mins.
  • Once the dough is hard, cut it into slices using a very sharp knife. Make sure you cut it in one move, otherwise the edges might crumble. If that happens, just use your fingers to form the shape and lay it on the prepared baking tray.
  • Bake them for about 10-15 mins or until the edges are slightly brown. Keep an eye from about 10 mins, because depending on the thickness of the cookies they cook either at 10 mins or it might take slightly longer.
  • Cool them on racks and store the Fruit Cookies in airtight containers.

Notes

  • You could use any candied fruit to make this cookie. If candied fruits are not available use any dried fruits that are chopped into small pieces.
  • Slice the cookies uniformly because the baking time depends on the thickness. If the cookies are sliced unevenly, some might get burnt before the others are cooked through.

Nutrition

Calories: 33kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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35 Comments

  1. Oh my, that picture of the cookie dough? I swear I wouldn't have been able to resist scooping up a spoonful - it looks so delicious! 🙂
    Janie x

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  15. Looks so delicious dear 🙂 Love the tuti fruti on them 🙂
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  17. Wow you have done it so well Sandhya!!! Glad u liked it!!!
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