Sugar Plums

Yield: 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup bite-size pitted prunes
• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup candied cherries, dried cherries or dried cranberries
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• Granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Using a food processor, grind the fruit and nuts and mix well.
2. Work into the mixture as much confectioners' sugar as it takes to form 1 inch balls.
3. Roll balls in granulated sugar and refrigerate in single layers between sheets of wax paper in airtight containers for up to 1 month.

Attribution

Yankee Magazine: The Magazine of New England Living