Yuletide Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Yuletide Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup of  Butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup of Packed brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon of Brandy flavoring
3 tablespoons of Dark corn syrup
1 Egg
1 cup of diced candied mixed fruit
1 1/3 cup of Flour
1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon of Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 pk (6 ozs) Ghiradelli Semi-Sweet
1/3 cup of chopped pecans
1/3 cup of  Slivered almonds
1/3 cup of Currants
14 Red candied cherries; quartered

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cream butter with brown sugar, brandy flavoring, and corn syrup; add egg and beat until very light. Coat candied fruit with 1 tablespoon of the flour; set aside. Sift remaining flour with pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Add fruit, chocolate chips, pecans, almonds, and currants. Chill dough 1 hour. Drop by heaping teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Top each cookie with piece of cherry. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on rack. Store in covered containers several days to soften and age. Makes 4-1/2 dozen cookies. Source: The 47 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World Cookbook Reformatted by: CYGNUS, HCPM52C