Christmas Lizzies

==Ingredients==
* ½ cup brown sugar
* ¼ cup butter
* 1½ tsp soda
* 1 tsp ground cloves
* 1 tsp ground nutmeg
* 1 tsp ground cinnamon
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 6 tbsp whiskey or brandy
* 1½ tbsp buttermilk
* 1½ cup flour, divided
* ½ lbs seedless white raisins
* ½ lbs chopped dates (optional)
* 1 lbs candied cherries cut in half
* ½ lbs chopped citron or 4 oz grated lemon peel + 4 oz grated orange peel
* 1 lbs pecans, chopped or halved
==Directions==
# Heat oven to 250°F.
# Cream together sugar, butter, soda, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
# Add beaten eggs and mix well, then add buttermilk, liquor, and one-half cup of the flour.
# In a separate bowl, combine fruits and pecans with the remaining one cup flour, then mix into a batter.
# Drop by tablespoonful (a clump about the size of a small egg) onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 35 minutes.
# Bake one sheet at a time; remaining batter can stand either in mixing bowl or, after being dropped, on baking sheets without loosing its quality.
# When done, cool, pack in shallow tin or other container, and cover with cheesecloth.
# Drizzle with whiskey and brandy through the cheesecloth; repeat every few days.
# No need to refrigerate.
# Can be made three weeks ahead of Christmas.
# Can be eaten immediately after cooling.
== Nutritional information ==
Per serving (48): 
* 162 calories,
* 2 g protein,
* 9 g fat,
* 21 g carbohydrate,
* 17 mg cholesterol,
* 66 mg sodium
Category:Cookie Recipes