Fruit Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup broken pecans
1 cup chopped candied cherries
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup broken pecans
1 cup chopped candied cherries
1 cup chopped dates
Directions:
Combine first four ingredients. Beat well. Mix together dry ingredients and add to shortening mixture. Stir in nuts, cherries and dates. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Bake at 325? for 12- 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Store in airtight container.