Fruit Cake Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 2 Tbsp. boiling water
• 1 c. butter or margarine
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 lb. dates, cut into thirds
• 3 slices glace pineapple, cut into wedges
• 1 1/2 lb. glace cherries, cut into halves
• 1/2 lb. walnut meat halves
• 1/2 lb. pecan halves
• 1/2 lb. Brazil nuts, cut into thirds