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Christmas Fruit Drop Cookies

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 20, 2014
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Why wait for the holidays to make a chewy, fruit- and nut-packed homemade cookie? They're delicious.

Christmas Fruit Drop Cookies

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 40 min
  • Servings 96
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ 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
  • Pecan halves, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Place a pecan half on each cookie.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Nutrition

85 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
12g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
85
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
1g
0%
Cholesterol
5mg
0%
Sodium
45mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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