Fruit Drops, Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

1 c. soft shortening 2 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 c. sour milk-buttermilk or water 3 1/2 c. sifted flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2 c. broken pecans 2 c. candied cherries, cut in halves 2 c. cut up dates

Method:

Mix well shortening, sugar and eggs. Stir in sour milk – sift dry ingredients together and stir in. Stir in pecans, cherries and dates. Chill at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Drop 2 inches apart. Bake until almost no imprint remains. This is a good Christmas time cookie. Keep in tightly covered jar.