Fruit Cookies

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. shortening
  • 2 c. brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 3 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. soda
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 2 c. broken pecans
  • 2 c. chopped candied cherries
  • 2 c. chopped dates

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine shortening, sugar, eggs and buttermilk; beat well. Sift dry ingredients together.
  2. 2
    Stir into shortening mixture.
  3. 3
    Mix pecans, cherries and dates.
  4. 4
    Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet, spacing about an inch apart.
  5. 5
    Bake in preheated oven at 300° for 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. 6
    Store in tight container.
  7. 7
    Will keep for weeks.

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