christmas lizzies

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 4 cups pecan halves
• 3 cups candied cherries
• 1/3 pound diced candied lemon peel

Recipe

• soak fruits in bourbon at least 1 hour to plump.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (170 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• cream margarine or butter, gradually adding sugar and eggs. add dry ingredients, then fruit and nuts. mix well.
• drop from teaspoon greased cookie sheets. bake for 15 minutes. store in an airtight container.