Lizzies

Cream:
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup butter

Add:
5 eggs

Sift together:
3 tsp soda
3 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp allspice
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt

Add the dry ingredients alternately with:
1/4 cup milk

Add & beat well:
1 jigger whiskey

Mix & add:
1 lb seeded muscats
1/2 lb dates
1 1/2 lb pecans
1 lb green pineapple
1/2 lb red pineapple
1/2 lb red cherries
2/3 cup flour

Bake at 375 for 12-15 min. Makes about 200 cookies.

I haven't made these in many years, since before my father passed away. I believe that we used to chop up the candied fruit & nuts some. I haven't tried to find seeded muscats; I'm sure regular raisins would be fine. These are mostly fruit & nuts, with just enough dough to hold together.

by: Ann