Name: Holiday Frost ‘N Bake Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine (softened); 1 pkg. Pillsbury Coconut Almond or Coconut Pecan Frosting Mix; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 1 cup chopped candied mixed fruit; 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose Flour*; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Pecan halves for garnish; 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate pieces; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon almond extract

A classic vintage festive treat featuring a fruit-and-spice-studded dough that is baked and finished with a rich homemade frosting and colorful holiday garnishes. Found on a 1960s promotional recipe sheet from Pillsbury.

This recipe was found inside a book that contained a bunch of envelopes which people used to sort their recipes instead of using the recipe card boxes. I found this at a flea market shop in Missouri.

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Holiday Frost ‘N Bake Cookies

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Course Dessert

Servings 56 cookies

Ingredients

Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine softened
1 pkg. Pillsbury Coconut Almond or Coconut Pecan Frosting Mix
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 cup chopped candied mixed fruit
1 1/2 cups Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose Flour*
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pecan halves for garnish

Fudge Frosting

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

In mixing bowl, cream butter, frosting mix and almond extract.
No need to sift flour; measure by lightly spooning into cup and leveling off.
Add chopped fruit, flour, salt; mix well.
Shape into 1-inch balls.
Place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets; flatten.
Place 1 teaspoon Frosting on each.
Top with pecans.
Bake at 300° for 18 to 20 minutes until lightly browned.

Fudge Frosting:

Melt chocolate in condensed milk over low heat; remove from heat.
Add salt, almond extract; blend well.

Notes

Recipe Note

*For use with Pillsbury’s Best Self-Rising Flour, omit salt.

Variations

1 cup candied green or red cherries, cut into quarters or 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries or 1 cup miniature gum
drops, cut into small pieces may be substituted for candied mixed fruit. Top with a whole or half cherry or whole
miniature gum drop.

Vanilla extract may be substituted for the almond extract in both cookies and frosting.

1/2 cup raisins may be substituted for the candied mixed fruit. Use 2 teaspoons vanilla; and 1 teaspoon each of
coconut and rum flavoring, if desired.

Personal Note:

This recipe was among many others found in a book at a flea market in August 2026. The book had little envelopes for different recipe categories. I am changing the category where I found them in the book to the correct one.

Original URL: https://recipecurio.com/holiday-frost-n-bake-cookies-recipe/

Keyword 1960s, 20th Century, Cookies, Historical