blue ribbon fruit cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup candied pineapple
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• combine melted butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl; blend well. add eggs; beat well.
• melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over hot (not boiling) water; add to egg-sugar mixture.
• in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to chocolate mixture. stir in candied pineapple, raisins and nuts.
• drop by teaspoonfuls lightly greased cookie sheet. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 8-10 minutes or until almost set. cool slightly on cookie sheet. remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack.