4 tbsp butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple jelly
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp each ground allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup currants or raisins
1 cup chopped mixed candied fruit
Glaze
powdered sugar
water
lemon juice
Beat butter and sugar together until creamy. Beat in jelly, eggs, and vanilla. Stir dry ingredients together; blend half into the butter mixture. Add the nuts, raisins, and candied fruit to the remaining flour mixture. Stir into butter mixture, blending thoroughly.
Spoon 2 teaspoons batter into each of 60 paper bonbon cups. Bake at 300° for 17 to 20 minutes, or until centers spring back when lightly touched. Let cool on racks. Drizzle with glaze. Store airtight.