Ingredients
- 3 eggs
 - 2 between cookie (inches)
 - 1/4 citron
 - 375 gr all purpose flour
 - 300 gr sugar
 - 260 gr pecans (chopped)
 - 170 gr raisins
 - 130 gr butter (unsalted)
 - 120 gr candied pineapple
 - 70 gr figs
 - 70 gr pitted dates
 - 55 gr currants (dried)
 - 45 gr candied orange peel
 - 5 gr unsweetened cocoa
 - 3 gr cinnamon
 - 3 gr baking soda
 - 2 gr nutmeg
 - 2 gr mace
 - 1 gr allspice
 - 1 gr ginger (ground)
 
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 ----