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Prep Time:

20 min

Start to Finish:

2 hrs, 40 min

Makes:

About 8 dozen cookies

Holiday Fruit Drops

Why wait for the holidays to make a chewy, fruit- and nut-packed homemade cookie? They're delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 ½ cups Gold Medal® all-purpose or unbleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups candied cherries, cut in half
  • 2 cups chopped dates
  • 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
  • Pecan halves, if desired

Directions

  1. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening, buttermilk and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until blended, or mix with spoon. Gradually stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in cherries, dates and chopped pecans. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease cookie sheet. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie.
  3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving :
    • Calories : 85 (Calories from Fat: 35)
    • Total Fat : 4g (Saturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0g)
    • Cholesterol : 5mg
    • Sodium : 45mg
    • Total Carbohydrate : 12g (Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 0g)
    • Protein : 1g
  • Percent Daily Value* :
    • Vitamin A (%DV) : 0%
    • Vitamin C (%DV) : 0%
    • Calcium : 0%
    • Iron (%DV) : 2%
  • Exchanges :
    • Starch : 0½
    • Other Carbohydrate : 0
    • Vegetable : 0
    • Fat : 0½
  • Carbohydrate Choices :  0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tip:

Substitution

Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1/2 cup to use for the buttermilk.

Do-Ahead

Cookie dough can be covered and refrigerated up to 24 hours before baking. If it's too firm, let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.