Fruit Drops

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

Directions:

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.