Aiken'S Row Bourbon Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2/3 cup bourbon
• 5 cups chopped pecans
• 3 cups raisins
• 3 cups candied red cherries, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups candied red pineapple, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups candied green pineapple, chopped
• 1 (7-ounce) can flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange rind

1. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve soda in milk; stir into creamed mixture.
2. Sift together flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl. Add to creamed mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir well after each addition. Stir in remaining ingredients; mix well.
3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 300u0b0 for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, baking soda, milk, allpurpose, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, bourbon, pecans, raisins, candied red cherries, candied red pineapple, candied green pineapple, flaked coconut, orange rind

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/aikens-row-bourbon-cookies (may not work)