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1 c Sifted flour
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cinnamon
4 tb butter (1/2 stick), softened
1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg, slightly beaten
2 tb brandy, I like cherry
8 oz Dates, chopped & pitted
4 oz Candied red cherries, choppd
4 oz Candied mixed fruit, chopped
4 oz Candied pineapple, chopped
1/2 c blanched almonds (opt)
1/2 c Brazil nuts (opt)
Or
1 c Walnuts, chopped
1. Sift flour, soda, salt and cinnamon together. 2.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy light in medium
size bowl, beat in eggs and brandy. 3. stir in flour
mixture, half at a time, blending well to make a soft
dough. Stir in the remainer of the ingredients, mixing
to coat everything. 4. Drop batter, a rounded teaspoon
full at a time, 1 " apart onto a lightly greased
cookie sheet. 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or
until firm and lightly browned. 6. When cool, store in
an air tight container. These cookie dry out quickly
and get hard otherwise.
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