Holiday Fruit Drops Food

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Reserve.
• Cream the softened butter and add the brown sugar and eggs. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in the nuts, cherry halves and cut-up dates.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets. If you wish, you may top each cookie with a nut half for decoration. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Cut butter into dry ingredients until crumbly.
• Beat eggs; add sugar and beat well.
• Stir into dry ingredients.
• Add lemon peel, nuts and currants; mix well. Optional Tip: To soften the currants, add them to @ 2 tablespoons lemon juice and a tablespoon of brandy- - bring to a boil (I use the microwave) and remove from heat, cover and let steep for 15 to 30 minutes, then drain and add to recipe.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly buttered cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
• Makes 6 1/2 dozen.

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROPS

Steps:

• Cream the shortening with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs. Stir in the buttermilk.
• Blend in the flour, baking soda and salt. Once well combined stir in the chopped pecans, candied cherries and chopped dates. Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Drop spoonfuls of chilled dough onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.

FRUIT 'N NUT DROP SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Stir in dates, chopped walnuts and cherries.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a walnut half.
• Bake 9 to 11 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.

CHRISTMAS FRUIT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

HOLIDAY FRUIT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix shortening, sugar and eggs well; stir in sour milk.
• 2. Blend next 3 ingredients; add to sugar mixture.
• 3. Mix in pecans, cherries and dates.
• 4. Chill for 1 hour.
• 5. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 6. Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
• 7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Blanche Riggs, Sec.-Treas. Sophia Church of God LWWB Sophia, West Virginia