HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

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These are chewy dropped cookies with a wonderful brown-sugar flavor. They're just ideal for Christmas. Recipe from one of the little recipe pamphlets Pillsbury used to include in their bags of flour at Christmastime.

Provided by Lorraine of AZ

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups light-brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or 1 1/2 cups walnuts
2 cups candied cherries, halved
2 cups cut-up pitted dates

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.6, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 25.4, Sodium 116.3, Carbohydrate 29.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 18.4, Protein 2.4

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