Holiday Fruit Drops - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Cream Crisco and sugar; add eggs, mixing well.
Stir in buttermilk.
Blend all dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans, cherries and dates.
Chill at least one hour. Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly. Makes about 8 dozen cookies.