Slice and bake fruitcake cookies

This contains: sliced fruitcake shortbread cookie leaning against stacked cookies in the background.

A cross between classic fruitcake and buttery cookies, these treats are perfect for Christmas. Each one is chock-full of raisins and candied cherries. —Marlene Robinson, Sexsmith, Alberta

I love Christmas. I have always loved Christmas. I think I was about 6 or 7 years old in this photo, and clearly, I was enjoying myself. I would lay on the floor of both grandparents living rooms f…

I sure do and one of my favorites over the years has been these Best Ever Fruitcake Cookies. If Christmas can be put into cookie-form...

An easy recipe for a festive holiday cookie: fruit cake cookies. A family tradition for many years.

This updated recipe for fruitcake cookies is flavoured with cardamom and allspice. Cut thinner, these cookies are a little more delicate.

Fruit Cake Shortbread Cookies ~ these buttery slice and bake cookies take their cue from the holiday treat everybody loves to hate.

These fruitcake cookies are perfect for the holidays. The dough can be made in advance and chilled or frozen, ready to bake when guests pop by.

Perfect for any holiday cookie tray, Cherry Christmas Cookies are a seasonal classic, an old fashioned recipe that is pretty as well as delicious. The dough can be frozen ready to slice and bake, so you can get ahead with your Christmas preparations!

If you love fruitcake, you will love Chewy Fruitcake cookies. They are a more portable and convenient version of traditional fruitcake. They are also softer and chewier, and they have a higher ratio of fruit and nuts to cake.