Fruit Drops

By CathyD

Richly studded with fruits and nuts. They mellow during storing.

Another Betty Crocker Christmas Cookie pamphlet.

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar (packed)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour milk, buttermilk, or water
• 3 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups broken pecans
• 2 cups candied cherries, cut in halves
• 2 cups cut-up dates

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 68mins

Preparation

Step 1

Mix well shortening,sugar, eggs. Stir in sour milk. Sift dry ingredients together and stir in. Stir in pecans, cherries, dates. Chill at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Place a pecan half on each cooky, if desired. Bake 8-10 minutes until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly with finger.