Esther's Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 6 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 pound candied cherries, chopped
• 1/2 pound candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
• 5 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 pound golden raisins
• 6 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 14 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• in a very large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and milk. add candied cherries and pineapple, raisins and nuts mixed with flour. stir in oatmeal and coconut. make balls the size of a large walnut and slightly flatten. place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• bake at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) one pan at a time on middle rack of oven, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until bottoms are light brown. cookies will look underdone.
• sprinkle with nutmeg and leave on cookie sheet for 10 minutes to finish cooking. transfer to cooling rack. have lots of containers ready!!