Fruitcake Slices

Total Time: 13 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups candied fruit, chopped coarse
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 1/2 cups flour, divided
• 3/4-1 cup coconut

Recipe

• 1 beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. add powdered sugar; beat until well blended. add egg and vanilla; beat until well blended.
• 2 combine candied fruit and walnuts in medium bowl. stir 1/4 cup flour into fruit mixture. add remaining 2 1/4 cups flour to butter mixture; beat at low speed until blended. stir in fruit mixture with spoon.
• 3 shape dough into 2 logs, each about 2 inches in diameter and 5 1/2 inches long. spread coconut evenly on sheet of waxed paper. roll logs in coconut, coating evenly. wrap each log in plastic wrap. refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight, or freeze up to 1 month (let frozen logs stand at room temperature about 10 minutes before slicing and baking).
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease cookie sheets. cut logs into 1/4 inch thick slices; place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• 5 bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. transfer to wire racks to cool.