Marie’s German Fruit Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup candied cherry, chopped
• 1 cup candied pineapple, chopped
• 1 cup dates, chopped

Recipe

• 1 beat margarine, sugar, and eggs until creamy.
• 2 stir in buttermilk.
• 3 add dry ingredients with nuts and fruit. mix well.
• 4 refrigerate dough at least 1 hour.
• 5 preheat oven to 400°.
• 6 drop dough by rounded teaspoonful about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
• 7 bake 8 to 10 minutes, until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly with finger.
• 8 remove to racks to cool.