½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
3 cups flour
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ground cloves
1 tsp. Allspice
3 tsp. Baking soda
3 Tbsp. milk
2/3 cup whiskey or bourbon
1 cup candied cherries, chopped
1 cup candied pineapple, chopped
2 cups pecans, chopped
1 cup raisins or dates
Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs, mix well. Add all of the flour except ½ cup. Add whiskey. Dredge candied fruit in the reserved ½ cup of flour. Add fruit and pecans to cookie mixture and stir to mix well. Bake on greased baking sheet at 350 degrees until lightly browned. These will keep well for several weeks in an airtight container.