Little Fruitcake Bites

• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup dark raisin
• 1/2 cup dark rum or 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup green glazed cherries, cut in quarters
• 1/2 cup candied red cherries, cut in quarters
• 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• 2 cups chopped pecans

1. Pour the rum over the raisins, cover with plastic wrap and marinate them for several hours or overnight Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time beat after each addition.
3. In another bowl mix your dry ingredients (Flour, Baking soda, and spices).
4. Stir the dry mixture into the butter& sugar.
5. Stir in raisins/rum and milk.
6. Stir in the fruit& nuts.
7. Line miniature muffin tins with fancy Christmas paper liners or plain ones.
8. Fill 3/4 full with the batter.
9. Bake 10-15 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched.

golden raisin, dark raisin, dark rum, butter, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, milk, green glazed cherries, candied red cherries, dates, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/little-fruitcake-bites-47550 (may not work)