Quick Fruit and Lemon Drops
Submitted by Kathy Lingle, Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Servings 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lemon peel grated
- 1 cup mixed dried fruit bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease cookie sheets or use parchment paper.
- Place sugar in a shallow bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, butter, egg and lemon with a mixer on low speed until well blended. Fold in fruit bits until evenly distributed.
- Shape dough by heaping tablespoonfuls into balls and roll in sugar to coat.
- Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set.
- Cool cookies on sheet pan for 2 minutes and remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
