1995 3rd Place: Christmas Rocks

Ingredients

3 c all purpose flour
1 tb unsweetened cocoa
3/4 ts baking soda
1 ts cinnamon
1 ts mace
1 ts nutmeg
1/2 ts ginger
1/2 ts allspice
1/4 lb candied pineapple
1/4 citron
1/4 lb candied orange peel
1/4 lb pitted dates
1/4 lb figs
1 lb pecans
1 c raisins
1/2 c currants
1 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
3 eggs
2 between cookie

Instructions

browned, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, with a small wedge of apple to keep them soft. The cookies may be glazed or sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Third-place winner in the 1995 Chicago Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest: by Phyllis Theodos ----