Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 3 cups shortening
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cup fruitcake mix (chopped)
- 1 cup chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift flour, powdered sugar and salt. Add shortening, vanilla and citrus peel and mix at low speed until blended.
- Roll dough into 2 inch cylinders and chill for an hour or more.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Slice dough in ¼ - ½" slices and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, until the dough just sets, but cookies have not yet started to turn brown.
- Remove from cookie sheets and cool on racks.
- Melt chocolate dipping wafers as per package directions and dip one end of each cookie. Place on parchment paper until set.