Nutty Fruity Cookies recipe

3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. iodized salt
¾ cup butter, slightly softened
1-1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 can (439g) Del Monte Fiesta Fruit Cocktail, drained (reserve 2 tbsp. syrup)
¼ cup roasted cashew nuts, coarsely chopped

Pre-heat oven to 350f. Sift together first 3 ingredients. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add fruit cocktail syrup and vanilla. Beat in egg then dry ingredients. Mix in fruit cocktail and cashew nuts.
Drop a tablespoon of batter on greased cookie sheet 2” apart. Bake for 20 minutes. For crispier cookies, turn to bake other side for another 15 minutes.

33 servings

To maintain moisture and chewiness, wrap cookies in plastic sandwich bags