Fruit Cocktail Cookies | Old-Fashioned Vintage Cookie Recipe

These Fruit Cocktail Cookies are soft, sweet, and beautifully old-fashioned — the kind of recipe that feels like stepping right into your grandma’s kitchen. Made with canned fruit cocktail, warm spices, and a tender cake-like texture, these cookies are wonderfully nostalgic and incredibly comforting. Simple to make, loaded with flavor, and soft for days, these cookies are a fun and unexpected addition to any holiday cookie tray. If you love vintage recipes, this one is a treasure. 📌 PRINT THE RECIPE: http://adventuresineeverydaycooking.com/recipes/fruit-cocktail-cookies/ 🎄 This is Cookie #11 in my 3rd Annual 12 Cookies of Christmas series! Watch the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hZTi0VZeqg&list=PLNoSGClBFwXJ6EMmDsbTQgl2tGeBpNv8n&pp=gAQB 🍒 FRUIT COCKTAIL COOKIES (A vintage recipe from Mikey Irwin) Ingredients 1 large can fruit cocktail, drained 3 cups brown sugar ½ cup sugar 1 cup shortening 3 eggs 4 cups flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder Instructions Preheat oven to 375°F. Cream brown sugar, sugar, and shortening until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Stir in drained fruit cocktail. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until combined. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 12–15 minutes, or until lightly golden. ⭐ Why You’ll Love These Fruit Cocktail Cookies ✔ Vintage, old-fashioned flavor ✔ Soft, tender, cake-like texture ✔ Warm spices that smell like Christmas ✔ Fun, nostalgic twist for cookie trays ✔ Stays soft for days — great for gifting 🎄 Join the Cookie Countdown! This is Cookie #11 in my 12 Cookies of Christmas series. Watch the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hZTi0VZeqg&list=PLNoSGClBFwXJ6EMmDsbTQgl2tGeBpNv8n&pp=gAQB 👍 If You Enjoyed This Video… Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE! Tell me in the comments: Do you love vintage cookie recipes? #12CookiesOfChristmas #FruitCocktailCookies #VintageRecipes #OldFashionedCookies #RetroBaking #ChristmasCookies #HolidayBaking #Cookierecipes #CookieExchange #dessertrecipes #fruitcocktail ****Links to my favorite things**** 🧂 Lynker Salt/Pepper Grinders (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/40PG6ej 🧤Oven gloves I use (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3PesyCv 👕 My MERCH is here: http://tee.pub/lic/zCPUJ9t3EZk 🥣 Visit my website at http://www.AdventuresinEverydayCooking.com 💞My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/adventuresineverydaycooking 🔪My Pampered Chef website https://www.PamperedChef.com/pws/AECHeather/ 🖥️Find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AdventuresinEverydayCooking 🐤Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AECHeather 📸Follow me on Instagram at @AdventuresinEverydayCooking