Tin lizzies
Yield: 10 Dozen
Ingredients:
- 1 c Brown sugar
- 1/2 c Butter or margarine
- 4 Eggs; well beaten
- 4 oz Bourbon
- 3 ts Baking soda; dissolved in . 3 Tbsp milk
- 1 lb Pecans; shelled
- 1/2 lb Raisins
- 1 lb Candied cherries; cut in 1/2
- 1 lb Candied pineapple
- 1 ts Cinnamon
- 1 ts Nutmeg ds Salt
- 3 1/2 c Flour; sifted
Instructions:
Cream the margarine and sugar. Add the eggs bourbon and milk mixture. Add all the remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees until brown as desired about 30 to 40 minutes. These cookies keep particularly well when stored in an airtight container. Nutritional analysis per cookie: 94 calories 4g fat 14g carbohydrates 8mg cholesterol 40mg sodium 39 percent of calories from fat. ** Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 **
