Fruit Cake Cookies
- 1/2 lb (.2 kg). butter (not margarine), softened
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups (700 ml) self-rising flour
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml). nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp (1 ml). each cloves, allspice and cinnamon
- 1 cup (225 ml). brown sugar
- 1 tsp (5 ml). baking soda
- 3 tbsp (45 ml). buttermilk
- 1 tsp (5 ml). vanilla
- 1 lb (.5 kg). pecans, chopped
- 1 lb (.5 kg). white raisins
- 1/2 lb (.2 kg). red cherries
- 1/2 lb (.2 kg). green cherries
- 1 lb (.5 kg). candied pineapple
- 6 oz (168 grm). bourbon
- Cut cherries and pineapple into very small pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine cherries, raisins, pineapple and pecans.
- Mix in one cup of the flour making sure that all fruit is coated.
- Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix brown sugar with butter until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after adding each egg.
- Add spices, buttermilk and vanilla then mix.
- Mix baking soda with remaining 2 cups (475 ml) of flour then add to butter mixture.
- Mix well.
- Pour the butter mixture over the fruit mixture.
- Add bourbon gradually.
- Mix well.
- Scoop by tsp onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for approximately 11 - 13 minutes.
butter, eggs, flour, nutmeg, each cloves, brown sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla, pecans, white raisins, red cherries, green cherries, candied pineapple, bourbon
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00113E (may not work)