Holiday Fruit Drops

10 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. shortening
  • 2 c. light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 c. broken pecans
  • 2 c. candied red cherries, halved
  • 2 c. cut up dates

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream Crisco and sugar; add eggs, mixing well.
  2. 2
    Stir in buttermilk.
  3. 3
    Blend all dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans, cherries and dates.
  4. 4
    Chill at least one hour. Heat oven to 400°.
  5. 5
    Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
  6. 6
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly. Makes about 8 dozen cookies.

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