Christmas Fruit Cookies(My Favorites)

• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1 1/2 tsp. milk
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cloves
• dash of salt
• 1/2 lb. candied cherries
• 1/2 lb. candied pineapple
• 1 lb. white raisins
• 1 lb. pecans, chopped

1. Cream together brown sugar, butter, eggs and soda mixture. Sift together three times flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
2. Chop and mix with dry ingredients cherries, pineapple, raisins and pecans.
3. Mix in the butter and sugar, then add 1/2 cup orange juice (frozen) and mix with hands.
4. Bake 20 minutes at 300u0b0.
5. It is a good substitute for fruit cake and much easier to make.
6. Store in airtight container for a week.

brown sugar, butter, eggs, soda, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, salt, candied cherries, candied pineapple, white raisins, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=778164 (may not work)