Fruit Desserts Recipe · Texas Lizzies

Delicious, festive cookies almost like tiny fruitcakes.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups golden raisins
• 1 ¼ cups raisins
• ½ cup whiskey
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 pound light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 1 pound red and green candied cherries, halved

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, toss together the golden raisins and dark raisins with the whiskey; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the eggs one at a time, mix until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in the walnuts, pecans, cherries, and finally, the raisin and whiskey mixture.
3. Drop cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

• calories164.9
• carbohydrateContent25 g
• cholesterolContent13.4 mg
• fatContent6.4 g
• fiberContent1 g
• proteinContent2.1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent81.1 mg
• sugarContent13.2 g