Nana Dougherty's Candied Fruit Cookies

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Submitted by: Marijol

Recipe Ingredients:
1/2lb	Candied Cherries
1/2 lb	Candied Lemon Peel and Candied Orange Peel
2	Eggs
1/4 lb	Candied Citron (must be chopped extremely fine)
1/4 lb	Candied Red and Green Pineapple
1lb	White Raisins (chopped)
1/4 lb	Candied Ginger
1lb	Dates (chopped)
4 cups	Pecans (chopped)
1 cup	Butter (softened)
2 1/2 cups	Flour
1 tsp	Baking Soda
1 tsp	Salt
1 tsp	Cinnamon
1 1/2 cups	Sugar
Cooking Directions:
1.	Chop all the fruits and nuts finely using some of the 2 1/2 cups flour to keep fruit from sticking to knife. Wash and dry knife frequently.
2.	Sift together flour (set aside 1/2 cup flour to use while cutting up fruit), baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
3.	Cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs to creamed butter/sugar mixture.
4.	Combine everything really well including fruit and nuts. Shape into walnut-sized balls with your hands.
5.	Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 10 to 15 minuts at 300 F. Watch..they can burn easily. VERY FATTENING but delicious!!!

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