Fruit Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. broken pecans
2 c. candied cherries
2 c. chopped dates

Preparation

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs; stir in buttermilk.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Stir into mixture.
Stir in pecans, cherries and dates.
Chill at least 1 hour.
Drop with teaspoon 2 inches apart.
Bake in 400\u00b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes,
only lightly brown.