Holiday Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. candied cherries, chopped
1 1/2 c. chopped dates
1 c. chopped raisins

Preparation

Mix thoroughly the shortening, brown sugar and eggs.
Stir in buttermilk.
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Add to first mixture.
Add nuts, cherries, dates and raisins. Chill dough and drop on greased pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until barely done.