Fruitcake Cookies

Want some fruitcake without the cake?  These chewy cookies will hit the spot.  They just look so Christmassy on a dessert buffet.

By Granny–Dolores Borel

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Ingredients

1              pound  cherries — candied
1/2         pound  pineapple — candied

1 1/2      quarts  pecans — chopped
1             cup  butter
1             pound  dates– chopped

1 1/2      cups  brown sugar
3             eggs
1             tsp  baking soda
1             tsp  cinnamon
1             tsp  clove
1/2        tsp  nutmeg
1            tsp  vanilla
3           Tablespoons  bourbon
3 1/2    cups  flour
1           tsp  baking powder

Method

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, vanilla and spices.  Stir in baking soda , baking powder, and bourbon.  Add  flour.  Mix well.  Add remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake 350 12-15 minutes.

*Pat omits the bourbon.