Fruitcake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups raisins
1/3 cup Bourbon
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup loosely packed orange zest
5 cups pecans, chopped
1 cup candied cherry, chopped
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons milk
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup Bourbon
2 1/2 cups candied pineapple, chopped
1 cup candied cherry, chopped

Preparation

combine raisins and 1/3 cup bourbon (apple juice) in large bowl.toss.set aside.
beat butter at medium speed till creamy, gradually add brown sugar, and beat till fluffy -- add orange zest, and eggs.beat well.
dissolve soda in milk, stir into butter mixture.
combine flour and next 3 ingredients.add to butter mixture.stirring well -- stir in 1/2 cup bourbon(apple juice) add pecans and candied fruit to raisin mixture -- stir well.
add butter mixture and stir until nuts and fruit are thoroughly coated -- drop by tblsful on greased sheets.
bake at 375* for 13 minutes or edges are just beginning to brown --
immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
store in airtight containeras between layers of wax paper and freeze up to 1 month -- .