Recipes and Cooking Fruitcake Cookie Bars Be the first to rate & review! Our taste panel loved how moist, spiced, and fruit-packed these bar cookies were. By Shauna Sever Shauna Sever Facebook Instagram Shauna Sever is a recipe developer, on-air and radio talent, and author of four cookbooks, including Midwest Made. She has been featured in national publications and outlets like O Magazine, TODAY, Food52, The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, among others. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 9, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Carson Downing Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Servings: 36 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 5 cup dried fruit, such as tart cherries, cranberries, golden raisins, candied orange peel, red or green candied cherries, chopped figs, apricots, and/or candied citron ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts ½ cup brandy 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 ½ cup packed dark brown sugar 3 eggs 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2 teaspoon vanilla 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate (72% to 75% cacao), chopped Powdered sugar (optional) Directions Position a rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 13×9-inch light-color baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment. In a medium microwave-safe bowl combine dried fruits and nuts. Add brandy and stir well. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Microwave on high 2 minutes. Let stand, covered, 15 minutes. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and 3/4 tsp. salt. In a large bowl vigorously whisk together brown sugar and eggs 1 minute or until lightened in color and texture. Whisk in melted butter and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture until no dry pockets remain. Add soaked dried fruit mixture and chocolate; stir until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden and bars are just beginning to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. To serve, remove slab from pan and place on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut into bars. If you like, dust bars generously with powdered sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months. Makes 36 bars. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 215 Calories 9g Fat 32g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 36 Calories 215 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 29mg 10% Sodium 73mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 32g 12% Total Sugars 22g Protein 2g Vitamin C 1.4mg 7% Calcium 37mg 3% Iron 1.4mg 8% Potassium 202mg 4% Folate, total 18mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.