Etta Carter'S Date Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 3 tsp. hot water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. cut up dates
1 c. pecans
3 c. flour

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add eggs, soda, salt and vanilla. Sift a little flour over dates and nuts to separate them.
Add the flour to the first mixture, then add dates and nuts to mixture.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto oiled cookie sheet.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven until done.