Ingredients

Yield: 4 dozen

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine
1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 pounds dates, cut
1 1/2 cups candied cherries, cut
3 slices candied pineapple, cut
1/2 pound walnuts, chopped
1/2 pound pecans, chopped
1 pound Brazil nuts, chopped

Directions

Cut dates, cherries and pineapple; add nuts. Take out 1/2 cup of the flour and mix with fruit and nuts. Let stand while you make the cookie dough. To make cookie dough cream margarine and sugar; add eggs; soda water and vanilla. Add fruit and nuts. Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes.

Each cookie contains 274 calories, 13 g fat, 39 g carb, 124 mg sodium, 9 mg cholesterol.