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Holiday: World's Wonderful Christmas Cookies

Source of Recipe

MsWindy


Recipe Introduction

"These drop cookies are made from dough that has cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves & orange juice for flavor, with pecans, candied cherries & citron stirred in."

List of Ingredients

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1 1/2 tbsp milk
1/3 cup orange juice
2 cup raisins
2 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped
1 cup chopped candied citron
2 cups chopped candied cherries



Recipe

Preset oven to 325 degrees; grease and lightly flour a cookie sheet.

Cream sugar and butter thoroughly then add beaten eggs.

Stir together 1/2 cup of the flour, the baking soda, and all spices; add to egg mixture, beating at low speed until combined. Stir in milk and orange juice.

Toss raisins with the remaining flour; add floured raisins, nuts, citron, and cherries to egg mixture.

Stir until well blended. Using a spoon, drop cookie dough on cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees about 25 minutes.

YIELD: 6 Dozen