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    Fruitcake Cookies

    Oct 15, 2019 3 minutes
    —Brian Hart Hoffman, editor-in-chief

    It’s funny how the holidays can turn someone who doesn’t bake into the most enthusiastic of bakers. My grandfather baked only two recipes I was aware of his entire life: pecan pie and his holiday fruitcake cookies, which were a Norton (my mom’s family) holiday essential.

    Each year leading up to the season, Grandad prepared his fruitcake cookies for our family. It’s a simple recipe, with boxed spice cake mix, chopped pecans, and crumbled Claxton

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