christmas fruit cookies

Categories: Cake/cookie; Holiday
Yield: 72 servings

Measure	Ingredient
½ cup	Shortening
½ cup	Brown sugar; firmly packed
2	Eggs
½ teaspoon	Vanilla
½ teaspoon	Soda
1½ tablespoon	Buttermilk
1 cup	Flour
¼ teaspoon	Allspice
¼ teaspoon	Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon	Cinnamon
¼ cup	Bourbon
½ pounds	White raisins
½ pounds	Candied cherries
½ pounds	Candied pineapple
½ cup	Flour
1½ cup	Pecans; chopped

Cream shortening and sugar; beat in eggs and add vanilla. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine 1 c. flour and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and bourbon. Beat well after each addition.

Coat fruit with ½ c. flour; stir fruit and nuts into batter. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets and bake at 350 deg. for 10-15 min. Makes 6 doz. cookies.