Fruitcake Cookies

• 4 cups raisins
• 1/3 cup Bourbon
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup loosely packed orange zest
• 5 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 cup candied cherry, chopped
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup Bourbon
• 2 1/2 cups candied pineapple, chopped
• 1 cup candied cherry, chopped

1. combine raisins and 1/3 cup bourbon (apple juice) in large bowl.toss.set aside.
2. beat butter at medium speed till creamy, gradually add brown sugar, and beat till fluffy -- add orange zest, and eggs.beat well.
3. dissolve soda in milk, stir into butter mixture.
4. combine flour and next 3 ingredients.add to butter mixture.stirring well -- stir in 1/2 cup bourbon(apple juice) add pecans and candied fruit to raisin mixture -- stir well.
5. add butter mixture and stir until nuts and fruit are thoroughly coated -- drop by tblsful on greased sheets.
6. bake at 375* for 13 minutes or edges are just beginning to brown --
7. immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
8. store in airtight containeras between layers of wax paper and freeze up to 1 month -- .

raisins, bourbon, butter, brown sugar, orange zest, pecans, candied cherry, eggs, baking soda, milk, flour, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, bourbon, candied pineapple, candied cherry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruitcake-cookies-127512 (may not work)