Holiday Fruit Drops

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. reserve.
• 2 cream the softened butter and add the brown sugar and eggs. beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• 3 add the buttermilk, vanilla, and flour mixture. mix well. stir in the nuts, cherry halves and cut-up dates.
• 4 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.