**Fruit Cookies

10 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 c. flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 1 c. light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. soda
  • 1/2 c. thick sour milk (1/2 c. sweet milk, add 1 Tbsp. vinegar to make sour milk)
  • 3/4 c. pecans
  • 1 c. dates, cut small
  • 1 c. candied cherries, cut in small pieces

Directions

  1. 1
    Blend shortening and sugar.
  2. 2
    Add well beaten egg; sift flour, salt and soda together.
  3. 3
    Add alternately with the sour milk.
  4. 4
    Add nuts and fruit with last addition of flour.
  5. 5
    Drop by small teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake at 375° for 10 to 13 minutes or until a light brown.

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