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Thursday, August 25, 2016

holiday fruit drops

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2 cups candied cherries, halved
  • 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped

Recipe

  • cream the shortening with the brown sugar. beat in the eggs. stir in the buttermilk.
  • blend in the flour, baking soda and salt. once well combined stir in the chopped pecans, candied cherries and chopped dates. cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
  • preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c).
  • drop spoonfuls of chilled dough lightly greased baking sheets. bake at 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) for 8 to 10 minutes.

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