Fruit Cake Cookies
Makes 6 dozen • From the kitchen of Dora Grimm
Ingredients
2 cups (1 pound) butter or margarine
1 pound brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon milk
5 cups flour, sifted
1 can flaked coconut
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pound white raisins
1 pound nut meats
1 pound candied cherries
1 pound candied pineapple, diced
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Measure 4 cups flour and mix with baking soda.
Combine fruit, coconut and nuts and toss with 1 cup sifted flour.
Cream butter, add sugar and cream together. Add eggs one at a time.
Mix in flour. Stir fruit, coconut and nut mixture in cookie batter.
Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes.
