Best Holiday Fruit Drops Recipes

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

Steps:

• Cream the shortening with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs. Stir in the buttermilk.
• Blend in the flour, baking soda and salt. Once well combined stir in the chopped pecans, candied cherries and chopped dates. Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Drop spoonfuls of chilled dough onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Reserve.
• Cream the softened butter and add the brown sugar and eggs. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in the nuts, cherry halves and cut-up dates.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets. If you wish, you may top each cookie with a nut half for decoration. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Stir together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Cream together shortening and sugar.
• Mix in eggs one at a time.
• Mix in buttermilk.
• Blend in dry ingredients.
• Add the fruits and nuts and mix well.
• Chill at least one hour.
• Grease baking sheets.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart.
• Place a half a pecan onto each cookie.
• Bake 8-10 minutes.
• Store in an airtight container. The flavor improves with time.