Fruitcake cookies #1

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Butter
1½ cup Light brown sugar
4 Eggs
3½ cup Sifted flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Soda
1 teaspoon Allspice
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Bourbon
6 cups Pecan halves
1 pounds Raisins
2 pounds Candied cherries (or fruit)
½ cup Sifted flour

Directions

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs, one at a time.

Sift together 3-½ cups flour, spices and soda; add alternately with bourbon to eggs. Combine pecans, raisins, fruit and ½ cup flour. Add to dough. Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 300 about 15 minutes. Cool. Store in layers, separated by waxed paper, in closely covered tin box.

MRS D.L. LOOMIS (ESTELLE)

POPLAR GROVE, AR

From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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