Crunchy Scott's video: Wham Last Christmas - Vegan Cookies

This is a VEGAN COOKIE SWAP - and you're invited! Midnight Munchies & More is making Swedish Tea Balls...so check out Cherise's video here: https://youtu.be/JhoflUTf8h8 And The Vegan Test Kitchen is making Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies! YUMMMM! Here's Eli's recipe: https://youtu.be/GOgRcxE4SNM Now, my VEGAN COOKIE is inspired by Wham!s "Last Christmas" from 1984. In the video, someone is serving up a flamed Christmas Pudding. So I took a few ingredients from that traditional English dessert and I turned it into a vegan cookie! Here's how you make it: First, make the boozey fruit. 1/4 cup dried cherries 1/4 cup dried oranges 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup candied pineapple 2 TBSP candied ginger 1/4 cup slivered almonds 2 TBSP lemon juice 2 TBSP rum Zest of 1/2 lemon Mix all of the above ingredients and let them soak overnight. (4 hours is fine. 8 hours is better.) To make the dough: 1 stick vegan butter (Earth Balance is great!) 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1/2 tsp all spice 1 TBSP apple sauce or apple butter pinch of salt Beat all of the above ingredients together until light and fluffy. Add in 1 and 1/3 cups flour in batches. Mix thoroughly. Drain the fruit and add to dough mixture. Fold in the fruit. When everything is mixed well form the dough into a cylinder. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 4-8 hours. When dough is thoroughly chilled, slice cookies from the cylinder and place on cookie sheet. Back at 350 degrees for 18-21 minutes. While cookies are cooling, make the drizzle. 2/3 cup powdered sugar 2 TBSP rum 2-3 TBSP lemon juice Mix sugar, rum and 2 TBSP of the lemon juice and stir until smooth. Add the remaining juice if you need to thin out the drizzle. With a fork or spoon, drizzle the glaze over the cookies. The glaze will harden in about 15 minutes. This recipe should make 1 1/2 dozen cookies. maybe a few more. Now, you totally need to listen to "Last Christmas" from Wham! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI Happy vegan holidays!!!