Christmas Cookies II

An heirloom recipe from my mother-in-law's recipe file.

• Calories: 208 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon bourbon
• 1 cup butter
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• ¼ pound chopped candied orange peel
• 8 ounces dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 pound chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• ½ cup chopped, peeled apple
• ½ pound candied pineapple
• ¼ pound candied lemon peel

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Beat in flour, cocoa, and cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and soda.

Step 2

Meanwhile soak candied pineapple, orange peel, and lemon peel in bourbon.

Step 3

Add apples, raisins, dates, pecans, and soaked fruits, and mix well.

Step 4

On a greased cookie sheet spoon out half-dollar size cookies, spaced 1/2 inch apart.

Step 5

In a preheated 350 degree (175 degrees C) oven, bake 12-15 minutes.