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Holiday Fruit Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
½ c. buttermilk
3 ½ c. flour
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. soda
1 ½ c. pecans or walnuts
2 c. candied cherries
2 c. chopped dates
Directions:
Directions:
Mix shortening, sugar and eggs well; stir in buttermilk. Blend next 3 ingredients; add to sugar mixture. Mix in pecans, cherries and dates. Chill for 1 hour. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes.

 

 

 

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