South Carolina Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 cups pecan halves
6 slices candied pineapple, chopped
1 cup candied red cherries, chopped
1 cup candied green cherries, chopped
2 cups dates, chopped
3/4 lb white raisins
2 tablespoons sherry wine
1 cup butter
3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup milk

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Sift flour, soda, and cinnamom together and add alternately with milk.
Add sherry, nuts, and fruits.
Drop by teaspoon on well-greased cookie sheets and bake 20 minutes at 300 degrees.
(Works better if you use your hands, instead of dropping by teaspoons If you use whole recipe, plan on baking about 4 hours--makes many, many cookies. I didn't make them this past Christmas and have never written down the exact number these make. Guessing here and also, the preparation is based on shaping many cookie sheets of these. When I bake them again, I'll edit with the details!).