Rocks (Fruit Cake Cookies)

This recipe for Rocks, is the property of Linda Kilbride over at Recipe Goldmine. Go visit her for other great recipes!

A grand fruit cookie — some like it better than fruit cake. It is best to use just one-quarter or one-half the recipe, or it will fill the house!

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 24 hours, 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 pound butter
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 10 eggs
• 5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whiskey
• 2 pounds candied pineapple
• 4 quarts pecans
• 1 pound candied green cherries
• 1 pound candied red cherries
  

Directions:

1. Soak pineapple and cherries in whiskey for about 24 hours. DO NOT DRAIN.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Sift flour to measure. Sift flour, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon together.
4. Add fruit with whiskey and fold in pecans.
5. Drop by tea spoonsful onto a greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 300 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes.