Holiday Fruit Drops
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Brief Description
Drop cookies with nuts, candied cherries and dates; topped with a nut half or cherry.
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Main Ingredient
cherries
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Category: Cookies and Brownies
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Cuisine: Southern
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Prep Time: 90 min(s)
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Cook Time: 10 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: DeviTitus
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Posted On: Dec 05, 2018
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups - flour
- 1 teaspoons - baking soda
- 1 teaspoons - salt
- 1 cups - shortening
- 2 cups - brown sugar (packed)
- 2 - eggs
- 1/2 cups - buttermilk (OR 7 Tbsp milk with 2 tsp vinegar)
- 1 1/2 cups - coarsely chopped nuts
- 2 cups - halved candied cherries
- 2 cups - cut-up pitted dates
Directions:
Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
Mix shortening, sugar and eggs until creamy. Blend in flour mixture with buttermilk. Stir in nuts, cherries and dates.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Onto greased cookie sheet, drop rounded teaspoon of dough 2 inches apart. Top with nut half or cherry.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
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