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Christmas Fruit Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup shortening (butter or margarine)
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
3-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups candied cherries
2 cups cut-up dates
Directions:
Directions:
Mix as usual. Add a little of the flour to the fruit.

**In a bowl, cream butter, sugar, eggs, and buttermilk. Sift together flour, salt and soda; add to creamed mixture. Stir in fruits and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 15 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Submitted by: Carolyn Bice
**Note from Eileen: There was not much in the way of directions for this recipe, so I talked to Carolyn and then wrote the directions the way I think it would be done.

 

 

 

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