Saturday, November 27, 2010

Holiday Fruit Drops

Here is another cookie recipe for y'all to try at this most wonderful time of the year enjoy!




















2 cups of packed brown sugar
1 cup of butter flavor crisco
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups  of all purpose flour
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of salt
2 cup of candied cherries (red and green)
2 cups of chopped dates
1 1/2 cup of chopped pecans
pecan halves if desired

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 375ºF. 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

my daughter's deviled eggs

Kimberly made these egg and Man! were they good

kimberly chopped up a tomatoe and some chopped green onions, dill pickles
she used about a tablespoon of ken's ranch dressing, a tablespoon of mayonaise, and 1 tsp of mustard

You need to try this recipe for deviled eggs it was so good