Holiday Fruit Drops
(Anything else is just a cookie)
Ingredients
1 cup Shortening
2 cups Brown Sugar
½ cup Buttermilk
3-1/2 cups Flour
1 tsp Soda
1-1/2 cups Broken Pecans
1 cup Pecan Halves
2 cups Candied Cherrie Halves
2 cups Chopped Dates
2 Eggs
Mixing
Mix shortening, sugar and eggs well,
Stir in milk.
Mix dry ingredients-Sift in flour
Blend with wet ingredients; add cherries, pecans and dates
Chill for 1 hour, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rounded tablespoons of dough on un-greased cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Place Pecan Half on each cookie. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Get a big glass of milk and enjoy!!
FYI: These cookies are good even though the holiday season is over.
