Holiday Fruit Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
½ cup sour milk (Buttermilk)
3 ½ cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups broken nuts (not chopped, broken)
2 cups candied cherries, cut in small pieces - red and green
2 cups chopped dates
Directions:
Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs; add sour milk. Sift flour, soda, and salt; stir in nuts, cherries, and dates. Chill. Drop with spoon on greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. You can make the dough ahead of time - keeps for at least a week in the refrigerator.