Currant Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.5 cups brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup dates pitted chopped
• 1 cup currants dried
• 2  eggs 
• 2.8 cups flour all-purpose sifted
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 tablespoons milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon orange zest 
• 1 cup raisins 
• 0.5 cup butter unsalted
• 0.8 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
3. Add the milk and eggs, stirring well. Set aside 1/4 cup of the flour. Sift the rest with baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Sprinkle on the grated orange rind. Stir into the butter mixture until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix together the currants, raisins, dates and nuts. Toss together with 1/4 cup of flour. Fold into the batter.
5. Drop onto cookie sheets and bake for 23 to 25 minutes, until slightly golden.
6. Let cool on rack.