Lizzies
- 3 cups golden raisins
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 (8-ounce) packages chopped candied red cherries
- 2 (4-ounce) packages chopped candied citron
- 4 cups pecan halves
- Combine raisins and bourbon in a medium mixing bowl, stirring well; let stand 1 hour.
- Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beating until well blended.
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; add to creamed mixture, stirring well. Stir in cherries, citron, reserved raisins, and pecan halves.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 325u0b0 for 15 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
golden raisins, bourbon, butter, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, candied red cherries, candied citron, pecan halves
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lizzies (may not work)