Fruit Cake Cookies

• FOR THE COOKIES:
• 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoons Ground Ginger
• 1/4 teaspoons Ground Allspice
• 1 whole Orange, Zested
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 whole Egg Yolk
• 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour Plus Extra For Your Work Surface
• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Spiced Rum
• 3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
• FOR THE TOPPING:
• 1-3/4 cup Chopped Dried Mixed Fruit
• 1-1/4 cup Chopped Nuts

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add the vanilla, spices, orange zest and eggs and beat together. Slowly add the flour until just combined. Don't over mix.
3. Dump the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and wrap the dough well. Refrigerate for at least an hour before rolling out. Once the dough had chilled, flour a clean work surface and break off a quarter of the dough, leaving the rest in the fridge. Roll the dough out evenly until 1/4 inch thick.
4. Using a 2-2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter cut out the cookies. Use a small 1/2-3/4 inch cutter, or small bottle cap to cut out the center of each cookie. Collect the leftover dough re-roll it and cut in a similar fashion. Place on prepared cookie sheets, and repeat with the rest of the dough.
5. Bake the cookies for 6-8 minutes. Then remove them from the oven and allow them to cool on the cookie sheets another 2-3 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Cool completely before glazing.
6. For the rum glaze: In a medium sized bowl whisk the powdered sugar, rum and cream together until smooth. Dip the tops of the cookies in glaze (or spread with a small spatula) and place back on the cooling rack.
7. Mix the dried fruit and nuts together in a bowl and press a small amount into the top of each cookie.
8. Allow the glaze to dry thoroughly before moving.
9. Number of servings (yield): 60-70 cookies

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/fruit-cake-cookies-2/ (may not work)