Oatmeal Fruit-Nut Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. rolled oats
1 c. cut up raisins or dates
1/2 c. cut up pecans

Preparation

Mix together the first 4 ingredients.
Sift together the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and stir into the buttermilk mixture.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in 400\u00b0 oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Makes about 5 1/2 to 6 dozen cookies.