Fruitcake Cookies

By shygirl

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1 tsp Soda
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• 3 Cups Flour
• 1 cup each, pecan halves, & whole filberts
• 1 cup quartered Walnuts
• 2 lbs. Dates (cut up)
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 tub cut up candied fruit
• 1 cup Fruit juice or Rum or Brandy

Preparation

Step 1

Mix fruit and nuts in a large bowl, pour 1 cup of liquid, (fruit juice, rum or brandy) over the mixture and let set over night.

Cream butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla. Add dry ingredients and hand mix into fruit nut mixture.

Bake 20 minutes at 325 degrees.

Makes about 6 dozen cookies.