CHRISTMAS COOKIES II

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

Provided by JACLYN

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Beat in flour, cocoa, and cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and soda.
Meanwhile soak candied pineapple, orange peel, and lemon peel in bourbon.
Add apples, raisins, dates, pecans, and soaked fruits, and mix well.
On a greased cookie sheet spoon out half-dollar size cookies, spaced 1/2 inch apart.
In a preheated 350 degree (175 degrees C) oven, bake 12-15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208 calories, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 21.8 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 57.3 mg, Sugar 16.3 g