Christmas Fruit Cookies(My Favorites) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 stick butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1 1/2 tsp. milk
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cloves
dash of salt
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1 lb. white raisins
1 lb. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Cream together brown sugar, butter, eggs and soda mixture. Sift together three times flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
Chop and mix with dry ingredients cherries, pineapple, raisins and pecans.
Mix in the butter and sugar, then add 1/2 cup orange juice (frozen) and mix with hands.
Bake 20 minutes at 300\u00b0.
It is a good substitute for fruit cake and much easier to make.
Store in airtight container for a week.