Ingredients
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1/2 cup Crisco
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
1 cup chopped dates (the whole ones you have to cut up are better than the pre-diced one)
1/2 cup candied red cherries, cut in quarters
1/2 cup green glazed cherries, cut in quarters
Preparation
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Cream together crisco and sugar.
Stir in egg; add milk and blend well.
Sift dry ingredients together, stir in to batter.
Add nuts, dates, and cherries, stirring to distribute evenly.
Chill dough 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet; top w/ half cherry or walnut/pecan half.
Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly brown.
Cool on wire rack.
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