Fruit And Spice Glazed Round Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup finely chopped raisins
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped dates
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 in bowl,cream butter and sugar, add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition --
• 2 combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 3 stir in dates, raisins, walnuts.cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 4 on floured surface, roll out cookies to 1/4" thickness.cut with 2 1/2" round cutter -- dipped in flour.
• 5 plae 1" apart on greased sheets and bake at 375* for 10-12 minutes.
• 6 remove to racks to cool.
• 7 meanwhile combine glaze ingredients and brush over warm cookies.