Memorial Day Recipes

Fruit Cake Cookies

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Fruit Cake Cookies

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These bring me memories of my Grandmother, she made them every Christmas and the smell in her home while they were baking always makes me feel warm inside. I hope you enjoy them as much as we always did.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • 3 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 C. brown sugar
  • 3 tsp milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 lb. candied cherries
  • 3 C. flour
  • 1 lb. candied pineapples
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3 C. chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 C. bourbon
  • 1 tsp. Allspice

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Add milk. Reserve 1 1/2 cups flour to dredge fruit. Mix remaining 1 1/2 cups flour with other dry ingredients and sift together. Add to sugar and butter mixture. Add dredged fruit and nuts; mix well. Last add bourbon and mix well. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 15 minutes.

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