Vegan Fruitcake Cookies

A plate of fruitcake cookies on a plaid tablecloth with a small bowl of candied cherries.

5 from 1 vote

These Christmas cookies have all the flavors of fruitcake but in a delicious cookie! They're packed with dried fruit and nuts and are perfect for your holiday table.

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Total Time24

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 119kcal

Author: Jen Cardenas

Equipment

Electric mixer
Baking sheet
Cutting board

Ingredients

1 cup vegan butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups flour
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup prunes, chopped
¼ cup candied cherries, chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet (or 2) with parchment paper.
Using a stand mixer or electric mixer and large bowl, cream together the softened vegan butter and brown sugar.
Add in the vanilla extract, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger and give it a quick mix.
Mix in the flour until it's all just combined. Don't overmix the dough.
Stir in the dried fruit and nuts until well incorporated throughout the dough.
Using your hands, cookie scoop or a spoon, take about 1½ tablespoons of dough, form a ball and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Use your hand to slightly flatten the dough ball as the cookies don't spread when baking.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 14 minutes. Let the baked cookies rest on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

Notes

There is a lot of dried fruit and nuts in these cookies. Make sure they're well incorporated into the dough so every cookie has a good amount.
Make sure you flatten the cookie dough balls before baking. These cookies don't spread as they bake.
The cookies will be very soft right out of the oven. Let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes before you move them to a cooling rack.
Feel free to change up the dried fruit and nuts for other kinds. Walnuts, dried apricots, dried cranberries - you can use your favorites.

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