Fruit Cake Cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup sour milk or buttermilk
  • 4 cups sifted flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • 2 cups chopped dates
  • 2 (4 oz) cans of candied fruits and peels

Directions

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix well.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking soda and salt together. Add the flour and milk to the flour mixture. Combine well with the shortening mixture from the step above.

Step 3

Mix in the pecans, dates and fruits.

Step 4

Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.



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