Betty'S Fruit Cookies

• 1 c. brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 Tbsp. milk
• 3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 lb. candied green cherries
• 1 lb. candied pineapple
• 1/2 c. butter or margarine
• 3 tsp. soda
• 1 c. bourbon whiskey
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 lb. seedless raisins
• 1/2 lb. candied red cherries
• 1 1/2 lb. pecans
• 6 oz. pitted dates

1. Preheat oven to 275u0b0 to 300u0b0.
2. Chop fruit and pecans.
3. (Chop fruit very small.)
4. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and milk. Reserve 1/2 cup flour.
5. Mix 2 1/2 cups flour with spices and soda. Add to creamed sugar and butter alternately with whiskey. Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour over the chopped fruit and nuts; add to cookie batter.
6. Bake on greased cookie sheet.
7. Drop by teaspoon and bake for 20 minutes.
8. These will keep for a very long time.

brown sugar, eggs, milk, flour, allspice, nutmeg, candied green cherries, candied pineapple, butter, soda, bourbon whiskey, cinnamon, raisins, candied red cherries, pecans, dates

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=539774 (may not work)