Christmas Fruit Drops
Created by Fizzybrat on November 13, 2019
- Servings: 96
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #33742
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups candied cherries, cut in half
- 2 cups chopped dates
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 96 Pecan halves (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening, buttermilk and eggs until blended
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Step 2: Gradually stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
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Step 3: Stir in cherries, dates and chopped pecans.
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Step 4: Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
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Step 5: Heat oven to 375°F.
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Step 6: Grease cookie sheet.
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Step 7: Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
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Step 8: Place a pecan half on each cookie if desired.
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Step 9: Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly.
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Step 10: Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (95.3 g)
- Calories 205.5
- Total Fat - 11.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.6 g
- Cholesterol - 31.2 mg
- Sodium - 157.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 10.7 g
- Protein - 4.1 g
- Calcium - 96.4 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg