Fruit Cake Cookies

14 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter
  • 3 c. brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp. buttermilk
  • 4 eggs, well beaten
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 6 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 lb. light raisins
  • 1 lb. candied cherries
  • 1 lb. candied pineapple
  • 8 c. chopped nuts
  • 1 tsp. spice
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • 1 tsp. mace
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. 2
    Add buttermilk and eggs.
  3. 3
    Sift soda with 1/2 of flour and blend in.
  4. 4
    Add all spices.
  5. 5
    Add remaining flour to fruit and nuts and blend in.
  6. 6
    Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
  7. 7
    Bake at 300° for 14 minutes.
  8. 8
    Remove to wire racks to cool.

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