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.