Recipe
July 30, 2009
Fruit & Pecan Cookies Recipe
Step 1: In a large bowl, mix shortening, sugar and eggs well. Stir in buttermilk or water.
Step 2: Sift together dry ingredients then stir into wet mixture, 1/3 at a time. Add the pecans, cherries and dates and mix to combine. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
Step 3: Preheat oven to 400°F. Drop heaping teaspoons of dough about 2″ apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie, if desired. Bake 8-10 minutes until barely any imprint remains when touched lightly.
Makes 2-3 dozen cookies
Directions
Yield:
Step 1: In a large bowl, mix shortening, sugar and eggs well. Stir in buttermilk or water.
Step 2: Sift together dry ingredients then stir into wet mixture, 1/3 at a time. Add the pecans, cherries and dates and mix to combine. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
Step 3: Preheat oven to 400°F. Drop heaping teaspoons of dough about 2″ apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie, if desired. Bake 8-10 minutes until barely any imprint remains when touched lightly.
Makes 2-3 dozen cookies