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Fruit Drop Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup Crisco
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
3 1/2 cups sifted self rising flour
1 1/2 cups broken pecans
2 cups candied cheries chopped
2 cups cut up dates
Directions:
Directions:
Mix well shortening, sugar and eggs. Stir in buttermilk, mix in flour, pecans, cherries, and dates

Chill at least 1 hour or overnight.

Heat oven to 400º. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie if desired. Bake 8-10 minutes. Makes about 8 dozen cookies.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8 dozen
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Favorite cookie

 

 

 

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