christmas fruit cookies

Ingredients For christmas fruit cookies

• 2 lb

  dates, chopped
• 1/2 lb

  candied cherries, quartered (i like to use both the green and the red ones)
• 1/2 lb

  candied pineapple (chopped small)
• 12/ lb

  chopped nuts, i prefer walnuts
• 1/2 lb

  almonds, chopped (i omit these because of cost)
• 1 c

  raisins (optional)
• 1 c

  shredded coconut (optional)
• 2 & 1/2 c

  flour
• 1 & 1/2 c

  granulated sugar
• 1 tsp

  soda
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  cinnamon
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1 c

  butter or margarine
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract