Holiday Fruit Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour milk or buttermilk
1 1/2 c. broken pecans
2 c. candied cherries, cut in half
2 c. cut up dates
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Mix together shortening, brown sugar and eggs.
Stir in milk or buttermilk, pecans, candied cherries and dates.
Sift together sifted flour, salt and soda.
Add to other ingredients.
Chill at least 1 hour.