Recipe For Cooking Heirloom Holiday Fruit Drops

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Holiday Cookies

Heirloom Holiday Fruit Drops

1 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C. vegetable shortening
1/4 C. buttermilk or 1/4 C. water
1 egg
1 3/4 C. flour
1/2 tea. baking soda
1/2 tea. salt
1 C. candied cherries, cut in half
1 C. chopped dates
3/4 C. chopped nuts
Pecan halves, if desired

Beat brown sugar, vegetable shortening, buttermilk and egg in lrg. bowl with electric mixer on med. speed until blended, or mix with spoon. Gradually stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in cherries, dates and chopped nuts. Cover and refrigerate 1 hr..

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet.

Drop dough by rounded tea.ful about 2 in. apart onto cookie sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie if desired.

Bake 8 to 10 min. or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly with finger. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.

Makes approximately: 48 servings