Fruit Cookies

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 14 cup raisins
• 14 cup mixed peel or 14 cup mixed fruit
• 14 cup nuts
• 4 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 cups flour (approximately)

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs and beat; and add molasses.
3. Use 1/2 cup flour to flour fruit and nuts.
4. Add spices and baking soda to rest of flour.
5. Add flour to egg mixture and then added floured fruits and nuts.
6. Add extra flour to make dough heavy enough to drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet.
7. (approximately 3/4 cup more flour).
8. Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes.

brown sugar, butter, raisins, mixed peel, nuts, molasses, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, eggs, baking soda, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruit-cookies-402026 (may not work)