Holiday Fruit Drops
Serves: 6
Luisa Champlin
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
57
Spice
60
Sweetness
50
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Brown Sugar (packed)1 cup
Shortening2
Eggs1 cup
Buttermilk3.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt1.5 cups
Pecan (chopped)2 cups
Cherry (candied, halved)2 cups
Date (pitted and chopped)Directions:
1
Cream the shortening with the brown sugar
2
Beat in the eggs
3
Stir in the buttermilk
4
Blend in the flour, baking soda and salt
5
Once well combined stir in the chopped pecans, candied cherries and chopped dates
6
Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour
7
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
8
Drop spoonfuls of chilled dough onto lightly greased baking sheets
9
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes