Instructions: In large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; cream together. Add milk, bourbon and eggs; mix well.

In separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Blend well, then add this mixture to egg mixture.

Add remaining ingredients to the dough and mix (this will take some time, as the dough will be thick and heavy.)Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes; cookies should be moist.

Cool and store in airtight container.

Makes about 200
cookies.

The fruit- and pecan-studded nuggets are too good to last for more than a day unless hidden away. The secret to their great flavor lies in using the best dried fruit available - and using a free hand with the bourbon that goes into the dough. Robin Kleven, food writer. jmerrill@prodigy.com

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