Cookie Recipes
Georgia Lizzies
Yield: 9 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 pound red candied cherries, halved
- 3 ounces green candied cherries, halved
- 1 pound candied pineapple, cut into pieces
- 1/2 pound dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/2 pound golden raisins
- 1 pound pecan pieces
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for dredging fruits and nuts
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 cup peach brandy
Instructions
- Heat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease well a cookie sheet.
- In a 7 quart mixing bowl, dredge cherries, pineapple, dates, raisins and pecans with the 1/4 cup flour.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs; mix well.
- Sift together the 2 cups flour and baking soda.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix well.
- Add milk and peach brandy; mix well.
- Add better to dredged fruits and nuts; mix until fruits and nuts are incorporated. Mixture will be very stiff.
- Drop dough by tablespoonsful onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly.
Attribution
Posted by kdipaolo at Recipe Goldmine May 9, 2001.